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Species Chelodina (Chelodina) canni McCord & Thomson, 2002

Cann's Long-necked Turtle, Cann's Snake-necked Turtle

 

Introduction

Very closely related to Chelodina novaeguinea from New Guinea. Freely hybridises with C. longicollis to yield viable and fertile offspring in the Styx River of central coastal Queensland (Georges et al. 2002)

 

Distribution

States

Northern Territory, Queensland


Extra Distribution Information

Australian Endemic.


IBRA and IMCRA regions (map not available)

IBRA

NT, Qld: Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Central Mackay Coast (CMC), Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Desert Uplands (DEU), Einasleigh Uplands (EIU), Gulf Fall and Uplands (GFU), Gulf Coastal (GUC), Gulf Plains (GUP), Mount Isa Inlier (MII), Sturt Plateau (STU), Wet Tropics (WT)

Ecological Descriptors

Amphibious, carnivorous, lentic freshwater, lotic freshwater.

 

History of changes

Note that this list may be incomplete for dates prior to September 2013.
Published As part of group Action Date Action Type Compiler(s)
31-Oct-2018 CHELIDAE 16-Aug-2018 MODIFIED
21-Mar-2016 CHELIDAE 27-Jan-2017 MODIFIED
09-Aug-2012 09-Aug-2012 MODIFIED
18-Apr-2011 18-Apr-2011 MOVED
08-Mar-2011 18-Apr-2011 MODIFIED
12-Feb-2010 (import)