Chelodina kuchlingi | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Testudines |
Suborder: | Pleurodira |
Family: | Chelidae |
Genus: | Chelodina |
Subgenus: | Chelydera |
Species: | C. kuchlingi
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Binomial name | |
Chelodina kuchlingi Cann, 1997[2]
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Chelodina (Chelydera) kuchlingi, commonly known as Kuchling's long-necked turtle or Kuchling's turtle, is a species of freshwater turtle in the family Chelidae. The species is endemic to Australia.
The specific name, kuchlingi, is in honor of Australian herpetologist Gerald Kuchling.[3]
Chelodina kuchlingi had been considered the same species as Chelodina rugosa for the last decade, however, the species has been resurrected[4] and is now believed to come from the Northern Kimberley regions of Western Australia, Australia. Evidence it is a species has only recently been published with genetic results taken from the holotype showing it differed by 4% of loci from its nearest relatives[5] the species is only known from the holotype at this time.
Little is known about C. kuchlingi, and a number of research projects are underway to evaluate it.