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Species profile—Chelodina longicollis (eastern snake-necked turtle)

Classification

Animalia (animals) → Reptilia (reptiles) → Chelidae (side-necked turtles) → Chelodina longicollis (eastern snake-necked turtle)

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Species details

Kingdom
Animalia (animals)
Class
Reptilia (reptiles)
Family
Chelidae (side-necked turtles)
Scientific name
Chelodina longicollis (Shaw, 1794)
Common name
eastern snake-necked turtle
WildNet taxon ID
63
Synonym(s)
Testudo longicollis
Chelodina sulcata
Chelodina sulcifera
Chelodina novaehollandiae
Alternate name(s)
eastern long-necked turtle
long-necked tortoise
snake-necked turtle
eastern snake-headed turtle
eastern snake-headed tortoise
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=63.

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