Species profile—Wollumbinia belli (Bell's turtle)
Classification
Animalia (animals) → Reptilia (reptiles) → Chelidae (side-necked turtles) → Wollumbinia belli (Bell's turtle)
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Species details
- Kingdom
- Animalia (animals)
- Class
- Reptilia (reptiles)
- Family
- Chelidae (side-necked turtles)
- Scientific name
- Wollumbinia belli (Gray, 1844)
- Common name
- Bell's turtle
- Type reference
- Gray, J.E. (1844). Catalogue of the Tortoises, Crocodiles and Amphibeanians in the Collection of the British Museum. London: Edward Newman, 80 pp.
- WildNet taxon ID
- 22659
- Synonym(s)
- Elseya sp. aff. latisternum (Gwydir)
Myuchelys bellii
Elseya belli
Elseya bellii - Alternate name(s)
- Bald Rock Creek turtle
- Nature Conservation Act 1992 (NCA) status
- Endangered
- Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC) status
- Endangered
- Conservation significant
- Yes
- Confidential
- Yes
- Wetland status
- Wetland Indicator Species
- Endemicity
- Native
- Pest status
- Nil
- Species environment
- Aquatic & Terrestrial
Other resources
- Species Profile and Threats Database (SPRAT)
- Online Zoological Collections of Australian Museums (OZCAM)
- Atlas of Living Australia
Data source
This profile data is sourced from the QLD Wildlife Data API using the Get species by ID function used under CC-By 4.0.
https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getspeciesbyid&taxonid=22659.
This information is sourced from the WildNet database managed by the Queensland Department of Environment and Science.
