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Original
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Fitzinger 1826 : 6 |
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Common
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Snake-necked Turtles |
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Distribution |
Australia and New Guinea |
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Comments |
Species variation in this genus is poorly defined; there are numerous undescribed species and subspecies. Reviewed by Cogger et al. (1983). Wells and Wellington (1985) partitioned most of the species of this genus into the new genera Hesperochelodina and Macrochelodina (see individual species accounts), but that usage is not followed here, in anticipation of a decision by the ICZN on a petition (Case 2531) to suppress the work (see also Shea, 1987). |
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