- Chelodina burrungandjii
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Chelodina burrungandjii 
Arnhem Land Long Neck Turtle --
(Chelodina M. burrungandjii)Conservation status Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Sauropsida Order: Testudines Suborder: Pleurodira Family: Chelidae Subfamily: Chelodininae Genus: Chelodina Subgenus: Macrochelodina Species: C. M. burrungandjii Binomial name Chelodina burrungandjii
Thomson, Kennett & Georges, 2000[1]The Arnhem Land Long Neck Turtle was described in 2000 and named for the Gadjagu People's word for this species. It is a large and unique long-neck species that is restricted to the plunge pools and escarpements of the Northern Territory, Australia.
References
- ^ Thomson S., Kennett R. and Georges A. (2000). A new species of long necked turtle (Chelidae:Chelodina) from the sandstone plateau of Arnhem Land, Northern Australia. Chelonian Conservation and Biology 3:675-685.
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Side-necked turtle species Kingdom: Animalia · Phylum: Chordata · Class: Reptilia · Subclass: Anapsida · Order: Testudines · Suborder: PleurodiraFamily Chelidae Chelodininae Chelodina canni · Chelodina longicollis · Chelodina mccordi · Chelodina novaeguineae · Chelodina reimanni · Chelodina steindachneri · Chelodina burrungandjii · Chelodina expansa · Chelodina parkeri · Chelodina rugosa · Chelodina collieiEmydura australis · Emydura macquarii · Emydura signata · Emydura subglobosa · Emydura tanybaraga · Emydura victoriaeMyuchelys latisternum · Myuchelys georgesi · Myuchelys purvisi · Myuchelys belli · Myuchelys novaeguineaePseudemyduraPseudemydura umbrinaRheodytesRheodytes leukopsChelidinae ChelusChelus fimbriatus (Mata mata)Mesoclemmys dahli · Mesoclemmys gibba · Mesoclemmys heliostemma · Mesoclemmys hogei · Mesoclemmys nasuta · Mesoclemmys perplexa · Mesoclemmys raniceps · Mesoclemmys tuberculata · Mesoclemmys vanderhaegei · Mesoclemmys zuliaePhrynops geoffroanus · Phrynops hilarii · Phrynops tuberosus · Phrynops williamsiRhinemysRhinemys_rufipesHydromedusinae Superfamily Pelomedusoidea Pelomedusinae PelomedusaPelomedusa subrufaPelusios adansonii · Pelusios bechuanicus · Pelusios broadleyi · Pelusios carinatus · Pelusios castanaeus · Pelusios castanoides · Pelusios chapini · Pelusios cupulatta · Pelusios gabonensis · Pelusios marani · Pelusios nanus · Pelusios niger · Pelusios rhodesianus · Pelusios sinuatus · Pelusios subniger · Pelusios upembae · Pelusios williamsiPodocnemidinae ErymnochelysErymnochelys madagascariensisPeltocephalusPeltocephalus dumerilianusPodocnemis expansa · Podocnemis unifilis · Podocnemis erythrocephala · Podocnemis lewyana · Podocnemis sextuberculata · Podocnemis vogliCategories:- IUCN Red List least concern species
- Macrochelodina
- Reptiles of Australia
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