Manning River Snapping Turtle
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The Manning River snapping turtle (Myuchelys purvisi) is a species of turtle
in the Chelidae
family.
It is endemic to Australia
.
Turtle
Turtles are reptiles of the order Testudines , characterised by a special bony or cartilaginous shell developed from their ribs that acts as a shield...
in the Chelidae
Chelidae
The Chelidae are one of the three living families of the turtle suborder Pleurodira and are commonly called the Austro-South American Side Neck turtles. The Family is distributed in Australia, New Guinea, parts of Indonesia and throughout most of South America. It is a large family of turtles with...
family.
It is endemic to Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
.
External links
- Tortoise & Freshwater Turtle Specialist Group 1996. Elseya purvisi. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 29 July 2007.