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Species profile—Chelodina rugosa (northern snake-necked turtle)

Classification

Animalia (animals) → Reptilia (reptiles) → Chelidae (side-necked turtles) → Chelodina rugosa (northern snake-necked turtle)

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Species details

Kingdom
Animalia (animals)
Class
Reptilia (reptiles)
Family
Chelidae (side-necked turtles)
Scientific name
Chelodina rugosa Ogilby, 1890
Common name
northern snake-necked turtle
Type reference
Ogilby, J.D. (1890). Description of a new Australian tortoise. Records of the Australian Museum 1, 56-59.
WildNet taxon ID
50
Synonym(s)
Macrochelodina rugosa
Chelodina intergularis
Chelodina oblonga
Chelodina siebenrocki
Alternate name(s)
northern long-necked turtle
Nature Conservation Act 1992 (NCA) status
Least concern
Conservation significant
No
Wetland status
Wetland Indicator Species
Endemicity
Native
Pest status
Nil
Species environment
Aquatic & Terrestrial

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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=50.

This information is sourced from the WildNet database managed by the Queensland Department of Environment and Science.

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Licence
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Last updated
20 May 2024