Subspecies Emydura subglobosa worrelli (Wells & Wellington, 1985)
Diamond-head Turtle, Worrells Turtle
- Tropicochelymys worrelli 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].
Type data:
Holotype AM R53689 ♂, Caranbirini Waterhole, c. 21 km N McArthur River, NT [16°16'S 136°05'E]. - Tropicochelymys leichhardti 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].
Generic Combinations
- Emydura subglobosa worrelli (Wells & Wellington, 1985). —
Georges, A. & Adams, M. 1996. Eletrophoretic delineation of species boundaries within the short-necked turtles of Australia. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 118: 241-260
Introduction
The two subspecies Emydura subglobosa subglobosa and Emydura subglobosa worrelii occupy very different habitats, differ consistently in colour, and large adults of E. s. worrelli are commonly macrocephalic, whereas those of E. s. subglobosa are never so. The two subspecies of Emydura subglobosa may be full species, subject to confirmation by future detailed morphological and genetic comparisons. [Description from Georges & Thomson 2010]
Distribution
States
Northern Territory, Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
NT, Qld: Arnhem Coast (ARC), Arnhem Plateau (ARP), Central Arnhem (CA), Daly Basin (DAB), Darwin Coastal (DAC), Gulf Fall and Uplands (GFU), Gulf Coastal (GUC), Gulf Plains (GUP), Mount Isa Inlier (MII), Pine Creek (PCK)
Ecological Descriptors
Aquatic, lentic freshwater, lotic freshwater, noctidiurnal, omnivore, oviparous, predator.
General References
Georges, A. & Thomson, S. 2010. Diversity of Australasian freshwater turtles, with an annotated synonymy and keys to species. Zootaxa 2496: 1-37 [26]
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
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| 31-Oct-2018 | CHELIDAE | 28-Aug-2018 | MODIFIED | |
| 09-Aug-2012 | 09-Aug-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
| 29-Apr-2011 | 29-Apr-2011 | MODIFIED | ||
| 08-Mar-2011 | 08-Mar-2011 | MODIFIED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |