Narrow-breasted snake-necked turtle
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| Narrow-breasted snake-necked turtle | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Testudines |
| Suborder: | Pleurodira |
| Family: | Chelidae |
| Subfamily: | Chelodininae |
| Genus: | Chelodina |
| Subgenus: | Macrodiremys |
| Species: | C. M. colliei |
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| Chelodina Macrodiremys colliei Gray, 1841 |
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The narrow-breasted snake-necked turtle (Chelodina Macrodiremys colliei) or long necked tortoise (locally known as the Oblong Tortoise) is a species of turtle in the Chelidae family. It is endemic to the southwestern part of Western Australia.[2]
The species has been successfully bred in captivity in Cologne Zoological Garden.[2]
References [edit]
- ^ Fritz Uwe; Peter Havaš (2007). "Checklist of Chelonians of the World". Vertebrate Zoology 57 (2): 325. ISSN 18640-5755. Archived from the original on 2010-12-17. Retrieved 29 May 2012.
- ^ a b Macrodiremys oblonga (Gray, 1847), Narrow-Breasted Snake-Necked Turtle - maps, description, good photos
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- Tortoise & Freshwater Turtle Specialist Group 1996. Chelodina oblonga. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 29 July 2007.
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