Namoi River snapping turtle

Namoi River snapping turtle
Namoi River snapping turtle
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Testudines
Suborder: Pleurodira
Family: Chelidae
Subfamily: Chelodininae
Genus: Myuchelys
Species: M. belli
Binomial name
Myuchelys belli
Gray, 1844[1]

The Namoi River snapping turtle or Bell's turtle (Myuchelys belli), is a species of turtle in the Chelidae family. It is endemic to the upper reaches of the Namoi, Gwydir and Macdonald Rivers on the North West Slopes (New South Wales), Australia.[2]

Citations

  1. ^ Gray, J. E. 1844. Catalogue of the Tortoises, Crocodiles and Amphibaenians in the Collection of the British Museum. London. Edward Newman. 80pp.
  2. ^ Threatened Species of the New England Tablelands & NW Slopes of NSW, NSW National Parks & Wildlife Service, 2003, ISBN 0 7313 6673 5

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