Red-bellied short-necked turtle
The red-bellied short-necked turtle (Emydura subglobosa), also known commonly as the pink-bellied side-necked turtle and the Jardine River turtle, is a species of turtle in the family Chelidae. The species is native to Australia and New Guinea. There are two recognized subspecies.
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| Red-bellied short-necked turtle at Cologne Zoo | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Testudines |
| Suborder: | Pleurodira |
| Family: | Chelidae |
| Genus: | Emydura |
| Species: | E. subglobosa |
| Binomial name | |
| Emydura subglobosa | |
| Synonyms[2][3] | |
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Emydura subglobosa subglobosa
Emydura subglobosa worrelli | |
Description
E. subglobosa, a hard-shelled chelid, is more colorful than most of its relatives.
Geographic range
E. subglobosa is found in northern Queensland, Australia, and in southern New Guinea.[3][4]
Habitat
E. subglobosa lives in freshwater rivers and swamps,[3] and also in lagoons and lakes.
In captivity
The red-bellied short-necked turtle is popular as a pet. A 75-gallon or larger aquarium is used to house this species. In captivity, it feeds on fish, commercial turtle pellets, and plant matter.
Due to Australia's ban of exporting wild-caught animals, all wild-caught individuals are from New Guinea. In Florida in the United States, E. globosa had been bred to supply the market. Hong Kong and Taiwan had also bred the red-bellied short-necked turtle.
References
- Krefft, Gerard (1876). "Notes on Australian animals in New Guinea with description of a new species of fresh water tortoise belonging to the genus Euchelymys (Gray)". Annali del Museo Civico di Storia Naturale Giacomo Doria [Series 1] 8: 390–394. (Euchelymys subglobosa, new species).
- Turtle Taxonomy Working Group (van Dijk PP, Iverson JB, Shaffer HB, Bour R, Rhodin AGJ) (2012). "Turtles of the World, 2012 update: annotated checklist of taxonomy, synonymy, distribution, and conservation status". Chelonian Research Monographs (5): 000.243–000.328, doi:10.3854/crm.5.000.checklist.v5.2012, .
- Species Emydura subglobosa at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org.
- IUCN Red List (2000).
External links
- Asian Turtle Trade Working Group (2000). Emydura subglobosa. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved 29 July 2007.
- Werneburg I, Hugi J, Müller J, Sánchez-Villagra MR (2009). "Embryogenesis and ossification of Emydura subglobosa (Testudines, Pleurodira, Chelidae) and patterns of turtle development". Developmental Dynamics 238 (11): 2770–2786. doi: 10.1002/dvdy.22104 http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/dvdy.22104/full
- Werneburg I (2011). "The cranial musculature of turtles". Palaeontologia Electronia 14.2.15A: 99 pages. http://palaeo-electronica.org/2011_2/254/index.html