Parker's Snake-necked Turtle, described from Mawa, Lake Murray, Papua New Guinea.
Lineage: Turtles and Tortoises (TESTUDINES) > Side-necked Turtles (PLEURODIRA) > Austro-American Side-necked Turtles Superfamily (CHELOIDEA) > Austro-American Side-necked Turtles (CHELIDAE) > Australasian Side-necked Turtles Subfamily (CHELODININAE) > Australasian Snake-necked Turtles (Chelodina) > Broad-plastron Snake-necked Turtles Subgenus (Chelodina (Chelydera)) > Parker's Snake-necked Turtle (Chelodina (Chelydera) parkeri). This path helps place the taxon within its family, genus, or species-level context.
Plate page 60
Chinese Name
帕氏长颈龟
English Name
Parker's Snake-necked Turtle
Scientific Name
Chelodina (Chelydera) parkeri
Rank
Species
Plate notes
Chelodina parkeri
Trivia
Named after Fred Parker, a patrol officer and herpetologist who first collected the species.
Overview
Parker's Snake-necked Turtle, described from Mawa, Lake Murray, Papua New Guinea.
Scientific Name
Chelodina parkeri
Ecological Habits
Inhabits freshwater rivers and lakes. Feeds on fish, crustaceans, and mollusks.
Major Threats & Conservation
Threatened by habitat degradation and collection for the pet trade. Listed as Near Threatened.
Morphological Characteristics
Maximum straight carapace length (SCL): male 27.4 cm, female 35.3 cm.
Natural Distribution & Conservation Status
Distribution: Indonesia (Papua), Papua New Guinea (Southern). Estimated Indigenous AOO: 31,664 sq km, EOO: 47,992 sq km. IUCN Red List: Near Threatened (NT A4d) (Rhodin and Georges 2020). Previously Vulnerable.
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