Chelodina steindachneri

Chelodina steindachneri
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]
  • Chelodina steindachneri Siebenrock, 1914
  • Chelodina millymillyensis Glauert, 1923
  • Hesperochelodina steindachneri Wells & Wellington, 1985

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

Holotype of Chelodina steindachneri NMW19798
Dorsal view
Ventral view

References

  1. Siebenrock, F. 1914. Eine neue Chelodina Art aus Westaustralien. Anz. Ak. Wiss. Wien. 17:386-387.
  2. Fritz Uwe; Peter Havaš (2007). "Checklist of Chelonians of the World". 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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