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Species profile—Chelodina canni (Cann's longneck turtle)

Classification

Animalia (animals) → Reptilia (reptiles) → Chelidae (side-necked turtles) → Chelodina canni (Cann's longneck turtle)

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Species details

Kingdom
Animalia (animals)
Class
Reptilia (reptiles)
Family
Chelidae (side-necked turtles)
Scientific name
Chelodina canni McCord & Thomson, 2002
Common name
Cann's longneck turtle
Type reference
McCord, W.P. and Thomson, S.A. (2002) A new species of Chelodina (Testudines: Pleurodira: Chelidae) from northern Australia. Journal of Herpetology 36(2): 255-267.
WildNet taxon ID
64
Synonym(s)
Chelodina novaeguineae
Chelodina rankini
Alternate name(s)
New Guinea snake-necked turtle
Cann's snake-necked turtle
Cann's 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=64.

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

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