Chelodina walloyarrina
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Chelodina (Chelydera) walloyarrina, the Kimberley long neck turtle or Kimberley snake-necked turtle, is a large species of long neck turtle endemic to the Kimberley region of Western Australia. In recent years, it has been unclear as to whether this was a valid species or not. It has been recognised as such by the 2017 and 2021 editions of the Turtle Checklist.[2] In a recent paper it waslisted as a subspecies of Chelodina burrungandjii by Kehlmaier et al. 2019,[3] however, that publication did not actually assess the type of the species nore did it analyse it. Hence it should be considered a full species.
| Kimberley long neck turtle | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Testudines |
| Suborder: | Pleurodira |
| Family: | Chelidae |
| Genus: | Chelodina |
| Subgenus: | Chelydera |
| Species: | C. walloyarrina |
| Binomial name | |
| Chelodina walloyarrina | |
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