''Austwickia chelonae'' is a species of

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from the family of

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, which has been isolated from a

snapping turtle The Chelydridae is a family of turtles that has seven extinct and two extant genera. The extant genera are the snapping turtles, ''Chelydra'' and ''Macrochelys''. Both are endemic to the Western Hemisphere. The extinct genera are '' Acherontemys' ...

from Perth Western in

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. ''Austwickia'' is named after the botanist Peter K.C. Austwick.

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