Reimann's snake-necked turtle

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Reimann's snake-necked turtle (Chelodina reimanni) is a species of turtle in the family Chelidae. The species is endemic to Oceania and Southeast Asia.

Reimann's snake-necked turtle
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Testudines
Suborder: Pleurodira
Family: Chelidae
Genus: Chelodina
Subgenus: Chelodina
Species:
C. reimanni
Binomial name
Chelodina reimanni
Synonyms[2]
  • Chelodina reimanni
    Philippen & Grossmann, 1990
  • Chelodina novaeguineae reimanni
    Artner, 2003

Geographic range

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C. reimanni is found primarily in Merauke Regency and Yos Sudarso Island of Indonesia, and possibly also in adjacent areas of Papua New Guinea.[3]

Description

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Pictures of C. reimanni consistently denote a smiling face.

Habitat

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These turtles are native to western Irian to southwestern Papua New Guinea. They mainly live in marshy freshwater swamp like habitats.[4] They eat mollusks, crayfish and insects. They have also been found to easily breed in captivity when they have warmth, water, protein rich foods, and a nesting area.[5]

Conservation

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Reimann's Snake-necked Turtle has been added it to The World Conservation Union's red list of near threatened species.[6]

Etymology

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The specific name, reimanni, is in honor of herpetologist Michael J. Reimann.[7]

References

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  1. ^ Philippen HD, Grossman P (1990). "Eine neue Schlangenhalsschildkröte von Neuguinea; Chelodina reimanni sp. n. (Reptilia, Testudines, Pleurodira: Chelidae)". Zool. Abh. Staat. Mus. Tierk. Dresden 46 (5): 95-102. (Chelodina reimanni, new species). (in German).
  2. ^ Fritz, Uwe; Havaš, Peter (2007). "Checklist of Chelonians of the World". Vertebrate Zoology. 57 (2): 326. doi:10.3897/vz.57.e30895. ISSN 1864-5755.
  3. ^ Turtle Taxonomy Working Group [Rhodin AGJ, Iverson JB, Bour R, Fritz U, Georges A, Shaffer HB, van Dijk PP]. (2017). "Turtles of the World: Annotated Checklist and Atlas of Taxonomy, Synonymy, Distribution, and Conservation Status (8th Edition)". In: Rhodin AGJ, Iverson JB, van Dijk PP, Saumure RA, Buhlmann KA, Pritchard PCH, Mittermeier RA (editors) (2017). "Conservation Biology of Freshwater Turtles and Tortoises: A Compilation Project of the IUCN/SSC Tortoise and Freshwater Turtle Specialist Group". Chelonian Research Monographs 7: 1–292. doi:10.3854/crm.7.checklist.atlas.v8.2017.
  4. ^ "Museum of Comparative Biology" (PDF).
  5. ^ "Turtles of the World - Chelodina reimanni".
  6. ^ "Reimann's Snake-necked Turtle - IUCN".
  7. ^ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Chelodina reimanni, p. 219).
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