The Manning River snapping turtle (''Myuchelys purvisi'')
is a
species of
turtle in the family
Chelidae
Chelidae is one of three living families of the turtle suborder Pleurodira, and are commonly called Austro-South American side-neck turtles. The family is distributed in Australia, New Guinea, parts of Indonesia, and throughout most of South Amer ...
. It is
endemic to
Australia
Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a Sovereign state, sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous List of islands of Australia, sma ...
.
References
External links
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The Aussie Manning River Turtle Ark Conservation Project
Turtles of Australia
Myuchelys
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
Reptiles described in 1985
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