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Original
Description |
Siebenrock 1914 : 389 |
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Type
Locality |
Marloo Station am Grey [= DeGrey] River in Westaustralien [= Western Australia] |
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Holotype |
NMW 19798 |
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Original name |
Chelodina steindachneri |
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Common
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Steindachner's Snake-necked Turtle |
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Distribution |
Western Australia (at least the DeGrey River to the Irwin river basins), Australia |
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Comments |
Reviewed by Cogger et al. (1983). With no justification, Wells and Wellington (1985:13) designated this species as type species of their new genus Hesperochelodina, which itself was not diagnosed. |
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