Oblong Turtle -- Chelodina oblonga
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Acknowledgments
I would like to thank Scott Thomson for supplying me
with the relevant literature. A big thanks goes to Jim Owens for providing
the photographs of Chelodina oblonga in its natural habitat - Jack Finney
lake at the Curtin University, Bentley, WA, Australia.
Right photo: 3 specimens of C. oblonga in their habitat
Related online literature
1. Thomson, S. A. 2001. The identification of the holotype of Chelodina oblonga (Testudines: Chelidae) with a discussion of taxonomic implications. Chelonian Conservation and Biology. 3(4):745-748& [carettochelys.com]
2. Roempp, O. 2003. Chelodina oblonga (Gray, 1841) Narrow-Breasted Snake-Necked Turtle [chelodina.com]
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