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Chelodina kurrichalpongo

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Chelodina kurrichalpongo
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Testudines
Suborder: Pleurodira
Family: Chelidae
Genus: Chelodina
Subgenus: Chelydera
Species:
C. kurrichalpongo
Binomial name
Chelodina kurrichalpongo
(Joseph-Ouni, McCord, Cann & Smales, 2019)
Synonyms
  • Macrochelodina kurrichalpongo Joseph-Ouni, McCord, Cann & Smales, 2019

Chelodina kurrichalpongo, also known as the Darwin snake-necked turtle, is a species of snake-necked turtle that is endemic to Australia. The specific epithet kurrichalpongo refers to the Aboriginal Dreamtime creation myth of the black rock-snake that laid the eggs from which hatched the rainbow snakes that carved the depressions and watercourses in the landscape. The name alludes to the snake-like neck of the turtle, the varied colour-phases of different individuals, and to the rivers and billabongs it inhabits.[1]

Distribution

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The species occurs in the tropical Top End of the Northern Territory. The type locality is McMinns Lagoon on the outskirts of Darwin.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Chelodina kurrichalpongo (JOSEPH-OUNI, MCCORD, CANN & SMALES, 2019)". Reptile Database. Peter Uetz and Jakob Hallermann. Retrieved 15 June 2021.