Red-bellied short-necked turtle

The red-bellied short-necked turtle (Emydura subglobosa), also known commonly as the pink-bellied side-necked turtle and the Jardine River turtle, is a species of turtle in the family Chelidae. The species is native to Australia and New Guinea. There are two recognized subspecies.

Red-bellied short-necked turtle
Red-bellied short-necked turtle at Cologne Zoo
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Testudines
Suborder: Pleurodira
Family: Chelidae
Genus: Emydura
Species:
E. subglobosa
Binomial name
Emydura subglobosa
(Krefft, 1876)
Synonyms

Emydura subglobosa subglobosa

Emydura subglobosa worrelli

  • Tropicochelymys worrelli
    Wells & Wellington, 1985
  • Tropicochelymys leichhardti
    Wells & Wellington, 1985
    (nomen nudum)
  • Emydura worrelli
    Cogger, 2000
  • Emydura subglobosa worrelli
    — Georges & M. Adams, 1996
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