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 familyChelidae. The species is the least known of the Australian turtles and also one of the smallest members of the long-necked turtles of the genusChelodina. It is a member of the subgenus Chelodina making it closely related to the Chelodina longicollis group of species.
Chelodina steindachneri
Dorsal view of the holotype of Chelodina steindachneri
The preferred natural habitats of C. steindachneri are freshwater rivers and freshwater swamps.[3]
ReferencesEdit
^Siebenrock F (1914). "Eine neue Chelodina-Art aus Westaustralien ". Anzeiger der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften in Wien (Mathemathisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Klasse)17: 386-387. (Chelodina steindachneri, new species). (in German).
^Fritz, Uwe; Havaš, Peter (2007). (PDF). Vertebrate Zoology. 57 (2): 326–327. ISSN 1864-5755. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-05-01. Retrieved 29 May 2012.
^ abcSpecies Chelodina steindachneri at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org.
^Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN978-1-4214-0135-5. (Chelodina steindachneri, p. 252).
Further readingEdit
Cogger HG (2014). Reptiles and Amphibians of Australia, Seventh Edition. Clayton, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. xxx + 1,o33 pp. ISBN978-0643100350.
Grossmann P, Grossmann W (1989). "Das Portrait: Chelodina steindachneri SIEBENROCK ". Sauria11 (2): 1–2. (in German).
Wilson, Steve; Swan, Gerry (2013). A Complete Guide to Reptiles of Australia, Fourth Edition. Sydney: New Holland Publishers. 522 pp. ISBN978-1921517280.
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chelodina, steindachneri, commonly, known, dinner, plate, turtle, steindachner, turtle, steindachner, flat, shell, turtle, species, turtle, family, chelidae, species, least, known, australian, turtles, also, smallest, members, long, necked, turtles, genus, che. 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 Chelodina steindachneriDorsal view of the holotype of Chelodina steindachneriConservation statusLeast Concern IUCN 2 3 Scientific classificationDomain EukaryotaKingdom AnimaliaPhylum ChordataClass ReptiliaOrder TestudinesSuborder PleurodiraFamily ChelidaeGenus ChelodinaSubgenus ChelodinaSpecies C steindachneriBinomial nameChelodina steindachneriSiebenrock 1914 1 Synonyms 2 3 Chelodina steindachneri Siebenrock 1914 Chelodina millymillyensis Glauert 1923 Hesperochelodina steindachneri Wells amp Wellington 1985 Chelodina steindachneri Cogger 2000 Contents 1 Description and types 2 Etymology 3 Geographic range 4 Habitat 5 References 6 Further readingDescription and types EditHolotype of Chelodina steindachneri NMW19798 Dorsal view Ventral viewEtymology EditThe specific name steindachneri is in honor of Austrian herpetologist Franz Steindachner 4 Geographic range EditC steindachneri is endemic to the state of Western Australia in Australia 3 Habitat EditThe preferred natural habitats of C steindachneri are freshwater rivers and freshwater swamps 3 References Edit Siebenrock F 1914 Eine neueChelodina Art aus Westaustralien Anzeiger der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften in Wien Mathemathisch Naturwissenschaftliche Klasse 17 386 387 Chelodina steindachneri new species in German Fritz Uwe Havas Peter 2007 Checklist of Chelonians of the World PDF Vertebrate Zoology 57 2 326 327 ISSN 1864 5755 Archived from the original PDF on 2011 05 01 Retrieved 29 May 2012 a b c Species Chelodina steindachneri at The Reptile Database www reptile database org Beolens Bo Watkins Michael Grayson Michael 2011 The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles Baltimore Johns Hopkins University Press xiii 296 pp ISBN 978 1 4214 0135 5 Chelodina steindachneri p 252 Further reading EditCogger HG 2014 Reptiles and Amphibians of Australia Seventh Edition Clayton Victoria Australia CSIRO Publishing xxx 1 o33 pp ISBN 978 0643100350 Grossmann P Grossmann W 1989 Das Portrait Chelodina steindachneri SIEBENROCK Sauria 11 2 1 2 in German Wilson Steve Swan Gerry 2013 A Complete Guide to Reptiles of Australia Fourth Edition Sydney New Holland Publishers 522 pp ISBN 978 1921517280 This article about a turtle is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Chelodina steindachneri amp oldid 1095495722, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
