Chelodina steindachneri
| Chelodina steindachneri | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia | 
| Phylum: | Chordata | 
| Class: | Sauropsida | 
| Order: | Testudines | 
| Suborder: | Pleurodira | 
| Family: | Chelidae | 
| Subfamily: | Chelodininae | 
| Genus: | Chelodina | 
| Subgenus: | Chelodina | 
| Species: | C. (C.) steindachneri | 
| Binomial name | |
|  Chelodina steindachneri Siebenrock, 1914[1]  | |
| Synonyms[2] | |
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The Dinner-plate turtle (Chelodina steindachneri) is the least known of the Australian turtles and also one of the smallest members of the long-necked turtles of the genus Chelodina. It is a member of the subgenus Chelodina making it closely related to the Chelodina longicollis group of species.
Description and types
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References
- ↑ Siebenrock, F. 1914. Eine neue Chelodina Art aus Westaustralien. Anz. Ak. Wiss. Wien. 17:386-387.
 - ↑ Fritz Uwe; Peter Havaš (2007). "Checklist of Chelonians of the World" (PDF). Vertebrate Zoology. 57 (2): 326–327. ISSN 1864-5755. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-12-17. Retrieved 29 May 2012.
 
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