Chelodina longicollis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Chelidoidea
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Subclassis: Diapsida Cladus: Sauria Cladus: Archelosauria Division: Pan-Testudines Division: Testudinata Ordo: Testudines Infraordo: Pan-Pleurodira Subordo: Pleurodira Superfamilia: Chelidoidea

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: 329–479. PDF. Reference page.
Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Chelodina longicollis. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 20 March 2022.
ZooBank: FB057957-B501-44AC-9FD5-B379C3FEDE45

Vernacular names

čeština: Dlouhokrčka australská, želva hadí
English: Eastern long-necked turtle, Eastern Long-neck turtle
français: Tortue à long cou
magyar: Közönséges kígyónyakúteknős, kelet-ausztráliai kígyónyakúteknős
日本語: オーストラリアナガクビガメ
lietuvių: Australijos ilgakaklis vėžlys
Nederlands: Slangenhalsschildpad
polski: Żółw wężoszyi
ไทย: เต่าคองู

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