Species Chelodina (Chelydera) rugosa Ogilby, 1890
Northern Snake-necked Turtle
- Chelodina rugosa Ogilby, J.D. 1890. Description of a new Australian tortoise. Records of the Australian Museum 1: 56-59.
Type data:
Holotype AMSA R6256, Cape York, Queensland. - Chelodina siebenrocki Werner, F. 1901. Uber reptilien und batrachier aus Ecuador und Neu-Guinea. Verhandlungen der Zoologisch-Botanischen Gesellschaft in Wien 51: 593-603.
Type data:
Holotype ZMB 16491, "Deutsch Neu-Guinea" [= northern Papua New Guinea] [in error] emended to "New Guinea's south coast" by Rhodin & Mittermeier (1976). - Chelodina intergularis Fry, D.B. 1915. Herpetological notes. Proceedings of the Royal Society of Queensland 27: 60-95.
Type data:
Holotype AMSA R6255, Australia. - Macrochelodina billabong 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
- Georges, A. & Thomson, S. 2010. Diversity of Australasian freshwater turtles, with an annotated synonymy and keys to species. Zootaxa 2496: 1-37 [18]
- Australian Society of Herpetologists 30 June 2022. Australian Society of Herpetologists Official List of Australian Species. Australian Society of Herpetologists. http://www.australiansocietyofherpetologists.org/ash-official-list-of-australian-species
Distribution
States
Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
North-western NT east to Cape York and Torres Strait islands; New Guinea
IBRA
Qld: Arnhem Coast (ARC), Central Arnhem (CA), Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Daly Basin (DAB), Darwin Coastal (DAC), Gulf Coastal (GUC), Gulf Plains (GUP), Pine Creek (PCK), Tiwi Cobourg (TIW), Victoria Bonaparte (VB)
Other Regions
Torres Strait Islands terrestrial, marine & freshwater
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHELIDAE | 30-Nov-2022 | ADDED |