Taxonavigation

Familia: Chelidae
Subfamilia: Chelodininae
Genus: Chelodina
Subgenus: Chelodina
Species: Chelodina longicollis

Name

• Chelodina longicollis Shaw, 1794
  • Type locality: New Holland.
  • Lectotype: BMNH 1947.3.5.86

Synonyms

• Testudo longicollis Shaw, 1794, holotype, not specified but presumed to be BMNH 1947.3.5.86
  • Chelodina novaehollandiae Duméril & Bibron, 1835, holotype, MNHN 6969, from Australia. Synonymy follows that of Boulenger (1889), Mertens and Wermuth (1955) and Wermuth and Mertens (1961).
  • Chelodina longicollis Fitzinger, 1826. First use of combination.
  • Chelodina sulcifera Gray, 1855, holotype, BMNH 1947.3.5.87, from Australia. Synonymy follows that of Goode (1967).
  • Chelodina sulcata Gray, 1856 [lapsus for Chelodina sulcifera Gray, 1855]. Synonymy follows that of Goode(1967).

References

• Shaw, G., (1794). Zoology of New Holland. Vol 1. Davis, London. 33pp.

• Georges, A. & Thomson, S. 2010. Diversity of Australasian freshwater turtles, with an annotated synonymy and keys to species. Zootaxa 2496: 1–37. Preview PDF Reference page. 

• Turtle Taxonomy Working Group (van Dijk, P.P., Iverson, J.B., Rhodin, A.G.J., Shaffer, H.B. & Bour, R.) 2014. Turtles of the world, 7th edition: annotated checklist of taxonomy, synonymy, distribution with maps, and conservation status. Chelonian Research Monographs 5(7):000.329–479 Reference page. 
• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2022. Chelodina longicollis. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 20 March 2022.
• ZooBank: FB057957-B501-44AC-9FD5-B379C3FEDE45

Vernacular names

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