Species Chelodina (Chelodina) canni McCord & Thomson, 2002
Cann's Long-necked Turtle, Cann's Snake-necked Turtle
- Chelodina canni McCord, W. & Thomson, S. 2002. A new species of Chelodina (Testudines: Pleurodira: Chelidae) from Northern Australia. Australian Journal of Herpetology 36(2): 255-267.
Type data:
Holotype NTM 24515, Malogie waterhole, near Scarlet Hill on Kalala Station [16°08'S, 133°36'E]. - Chelodina rankini Wells, R.W. & Wellington, C.R. 1985. A classification of the Amphibia and Reptilia of Australia. Australian Journal of Herpetology Supplementary Series 1: 1-61 [Date published September, 1985] [nomen nudum].
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Iverson, J., Georges, A., & Thomson, S. 2001. The validity of taxonomic changes for turtles proposed by Wells and Wellington. Journal of Herpetology 35: 361-368
- Georges, A. & Thomson, S. 2010. Diversity of Australasian freshwater turtles, with an annotated synonymy and keys to species. Zootaxa 2496: 1-37 [14-15]
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
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.
General References
Georges, A., Adams, M. & McCord, W. 2002. Electrophoretic delineation of species boundaries within the genus Chelodina (Testudines : Chelidae) of Australia, New Guinea and Indonesia. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 134: 401-421
Georges, A. & Thomson, S. 2010. Diversity of Australasian freshwater turtles, with an annotated synonymy and keys to species. Zootaxa 2496: 1-37 [14-15]
Common Name References
Clayton, M., Wombey, J.C., Mason, I.J., Chesser, R.T. & Wells, A. 2006. CSIRO List of Australian Vertebrates: A Reference with Conservation Status. Melbourne : CSIRO Publishing iv 162 pp. [17] (Cann's Long-necked Turtle)
History of changes
| 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) |