Chelodina steindachneri | |
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Dorsal view of the holotype of Chelodina steindachneri | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Testudines |
Suborder: | Pleurodira |
Family: | Chelidae |
Genus: | Chelodina |
Subgenus: | Chelodina |
Species: | C. steindachneri
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Binomial name | |
Chelodina steindachneri
Siebenrock, 1914
[1]
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Synonyms [2] [3] | |
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Chelodina steindachneri, commonly known as the dinner-plate turtle, Steindachner's turtle and or Steindachner's flat-shell turtle, is a species of turtle in the family Chelidae. The species 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.
The specific name, steindachneri, is in honor of Austrian herpetologist Franz Steindachner. [4]
C. steindachneri is endemic to the state of Western Australia in Australia. [3]
The preferred natural habitats of C. steindachneri are freshwater rivers and freshwater swamps. [3]
Chelodina steindachneri | |
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Dorsal view of the holotype of Chelodina steindachneri | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Testudines |
Suborder: | Pleurodira |
Family: | Chelidae |
Genus: | Chelodina |
Subgenus: | Chelodina |
Species: | C. steindachneri
|
Binomial name | |
Chelodina steindachneri
Siebenrock, 1914
[1]
| |
Synonyms [2] [3] | |
|
Chelodina steindachneri, commonly known as the dinner-plate turtle, Steindachner's turtle and or Steindachner's flat-shell turtle, is a species of turtle in the family Chelidae. The species 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.
The specific name, steindachneri, is in honor of Austrian herpetologist Franz Steindachner. [4]
C. steindachneri is endemic to the state of Western Australia in Australia. [3]
The preferred natural habitats of C. steindachneri are freshwater rivers and freshwater swamps. [3]