Species Chelodina (Macrochelodina) oblonga Gray, 1841
Northern Snake-necked Turtle
- Chelodina oblonga Gray, J.E. 1841. A catalogue of the species of Reptiles and Amphibia hitherto described as inhabiting Australia, with a description of some new species from Western Australia. Appendix E. pp. 422–449 in Grey, G. Journals of Two Expeditions of Discovery in North-west and Western Australia, during the years 1837, 38, and 39, under the authority of Her Majesty's Government. London : T. & W. Boone Vol. 2. [434] [ruled as conserved name (ICZN 2013)].
Type data:
Lectotype BMNH 1947.3.5.89 Carapace length 15 cm (ex. BMNH 40.12.9.81, frequently identified as holotype), "Western Australia".
Paralectotype(s) ZC 02584 Carapace length 27.5 cm (the second specimen referred to in Gray's description as "11 inches long", see Shea et al. (2020)), "West and North-West Australia".Subsequent designation references:
Shea, G., Thomson, S. & Georges, A. 2020. The identity of Chelodina oblonga Gray 1841 (Testudines: Chelidae) reassessed. Zootaxa 4779(3): 419-437 [432-433] (see also discussion on p 421-424).Type locality references:
Shea, G., Thomson, S. & Georges, A. 2020. The identity of Chelodina oblonga Gray 1841 (Testudines: Chelidae) reassessed. Zootaxa 4779(3): 419-437. - Chelodina colliei Gray, J.E. 1856. On some new species of freshwater tortoises from North America, Ceylon and Australia, in the collection of the British Museum. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1855: 197-202 [1855 on title page but p. 201 issued 5 February, 1856] [200].
Type data:
Syntype(s) BMNH 1946.1.22.5, Swan River, Australia; BMNH 1946.1.22.5, Swan River, Australia.
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Rhodin, A.G.J., Iverson, J.B., Bour, R., Fritz, U., Georges, A., Shaffer, H.B. & van Dijk, P.P. [Turtle Taxonomy Working Group] 2017. Turtles of the World: Annotated Checklist and Atlas of Taxonomy, Synonymy, Distribution, and Conservation Status (8th Ed.). Chelonian Conservation Foundation, Vol. Chelonian Research Monographs No. 7 pp. 1–292. [192]
- Shea, G., Thomson, S. & Georges, A. 2020. The identity of Chelodina oblonga Gray 1841 (Testudines: Chelidae) reassessed. Zootaxa 4779(3): 419-437
Generic Combinations
- Chelodina (Macrodiremys) colliei (Gray, 1856). —
Georges, A. & Thomson, S. 2010. Diversity of Australasian freshwater turtles, with an annotated synonymy and keys to species. Zootaxa 2496: 1-37 [19] - Chelodina (Macrochelodina) oblonga (Gray, 1841). —
Shea, G., Thomson, S. & Georges, A. 2020. The identity of Chelodina oblonga Gray 1841 (Testudines: Chelidae) reassessed. Zootaxa 4779(3): 419-437 [432] - Macrochelodina oblonga (Gray, 1841). —
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] [9] - Macrodiremys oblonga (Gray, 1841). —
McCord, W.P. & Ouni, M.J. 2007. A new genus of Australian longneck turtle (Testudines: Chelidae) and a new species of Macrochelodina from the Kimberley region of Western Australia (Australia). Reptilia 31: 56-64 [57]
Introduction
The nomenclatural history of this taxon is quite long and complicated and has been recently summarised by Shea et al. (2020). Their thorough re-assessment of the taxa involved and the provenance of the type material for Chelodina oblonga Gray, 1841, along with designation of a lectotype, has returned the taxonomy of this species and related taxa to that presented by Cogger et al. (1983). Following on from Goode (1967) and Burbidge (1967), Cogger et al. (1983) listed Chelodina oblonga Gray, 1841 as the valid name for the Long-necked Turtles from southwestern WA, with Chelodina colliei Gray, 1856 as its junior synonym, while Chelodina rugosa Ogilby 1890 was the valid name for the Long-necked Turtle from northern Australia. These results gained further support from Smales (2021) and is the arrangement supported by the Australian Society of Herpetologists and that followed here.
Distribution
States
Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
South-western corner of WA
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
WA: Jarrah Forest (JF), Swan Coastal Plain (SWA), Warren (WAR)
Distribution References
- Cogger, H.G. 2014. Reptiles and Amphibians of Australia. Collingwood : CSIRO publishing 7th edition, pp. xxx+1033. [243] (as Chelodina (Macrodiremys) colliei)
General References
Cogger, H.G. 2014. Reptiles and Amphibians of Australia. Collingwood : CSIRO publishing 7th edition, pp. xxx+1033. [243] (as Chelodina (Macrodiremys) colliei , also in reference to C. rugosa Gray, 1841 p 242)
Cogger, H.G., Cameron, E.E. & Cogger, H.M. 1983. Amphibia and Reptilia. In, Walton, D.W. (ed.). Zoological Catalogue of Australia. Canberra : Australian Government Publishing Service Vol. 1 vi + 313 pp. [61]
Ellis, R.J. & Georges, A. 2015. An annotated type catalogue of the turtles (Testudines: Pleurodira: Chelidae) in the collection of the Western Australian Museum. Records of the Western Australian Museum 30: 52–60
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
ICZN 2013. Opinion 2315. (Case 3351) Chelodina rugosa Ogilby, 1890 (currently Macrochelodina rugosa; Reptilia, Testudines): precedence not granted over Chelodina oblonga Gray, 1841. Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature 70(1): 57-60 (including C. rugosa Ogilby, 1890)
Rhodin, A.G.J., Iverson, J.B., Bour, R., Fritz, U., Georges, A., Shaffer, H.B. & van Dijk, P.P. [Turtle Taxonomy Working Group] 2017. Turtles of the World: Annotated Checklist and Atlas of Taxonomy, Synonymy, Distribution, and Conservation Status (8th Ed.). Chelonian Conservation Foundation, Vol. Chelonian Research Monographs No. 7 pp. 1–292. [193] (as C. colliei Gray, 1856, also in reference to C. rugosa Gray, 1841)
Shea, G., Thomson, S. & Georges, A. 2020. The identity of Chelodina oblonga Gray 1841 (Testudines: Chelidae) reassessed. Zootaxa 4779(3): 419-437
Smales, I. 2021. Morphology of the lectotype of Chelodina oblonga Gray 1841 (Testudines: Chelidae). Zootaxa 5068(4): 574-571
Thomson, S. 2000. On the identification of the holotype of Chelodina oblonga (Testudinata: Chelidae) with a discussion of the taxonomic implications. Chelonian Conservation and Biology 3: 745–749
Thomson, S.A. 2006. Case 3351: Chelodina rugosa Ogilby, 1890 (currently Macrochelodina rugosa; Reptilia, Testudines): proposed precedence over Chelodina obloga Gray, 1841. Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature 63: 187-193
Common Name References
Cogger, H.G. 2014. Reptiles and Amphibians of Australia. Collingwood : CSIRO publishing 7th edition, pp. xxx+1033. [242] (Northern Snake-necked Turtle)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31-Oct-2018 | CHELIDAE | 10-Mar-2023 | MODIFIED | |
| Chelodina Fitzinger, 1826 | 27-Jan-2017 | ADDED |