Chelodina steindachneri
Chelodina steindachneri | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Sauropsida |
Order: | Testudines |
Suborder: | Pleurodira |
Family: | Chelidae |
Subfamily: | Chelodininae |
Genus: | Chelodina |
Subgenus: | Chelodina |
Species: | C. (C.) steindachneri |
Binomial name | |
Chelodina steindachneri Siebenrock, 1914[1] | |
Synonyms[2] | |
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The Dinner-plate turtle (Chelodina steindachneri) is the least known of the Australian turtles and also one of the smallest members of the long-necked turtles of the genus Chelodina. It is a member of the subgenus Chelodina making it closely related to the Chelodina longicollis group of species.
Description and types
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References
- ↑ Siebenrock, F. 1914. Eine neue Chelodina Art aus Westaustralien. Anz. Ak. Wiss. Wien. 17:386-387.
- ↑ Fritz Uwe; Peter Havaš (2007). "Checklist of Chelonians of the World" (PDF). Vertebrate Zoology. 57 (2): 326–327. ISSN 1864-5755. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-12-17. Retrieved 29 May 2012.
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