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Chelodina (Chelydera) expansa (Giant snakeneck turtle)

Reptilia - Testudines - Chelidae

Taxonomy
Chelodina expansa was named by Gray (1857). It is extant.

It was recombined as Chelodina (Chelydera) expansa by Shea et al. (2020).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1857Chelodina expansa Gray
2020Chelodina (Chelydera) expansa Shea et al. p. 432

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
Anthracosauria
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
Sauropsida
classReptilia
Testudinata(Oppel 1811)
orderTestudinesBatsch 1788
suborderPleurodira
familyChelidaeGray 1825
subfamilyChelodininaeBaur 1893
genusChelodinaFitzinger 1826
subgenusChelydera
speciesexpansa(Gray 1857)

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Chelodina (Chelydera) expansa Gray 1857 [Giant snakeneck turtle]
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Body part: carapacef
Adult length: 0.1 to < 1.0f
Grouping: solitaryf
Environment: freshwaterf
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: amphibiousf
Diet: piscivoref
Reproduction: oviparousf
Created: 2005-08-25 14:20:51
Modified: 2005-08-26 16:30:55
Source: f = family, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Ernst and Barbour 1989, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009
Collections
No collection or age range data are available