Publications on the Web.
This is a list of links directly to publications on Australasian Turtles. We will expand this list as we research those that are available. Those with Original Description after them are the scientific descriptions of new species.
Baur. G. (1890). Note on Carettochelys Ramsay. American Naturalist. 1889:1017.
Baur. G. (1891). On the Relations of Carettochelys, Ramsay. American Naturalist. 1891:631-639.
Cann. J. (1997a). Georges Short-Neck Turtle. Monitor (1997)9(1):18-23. Original Description
Cann. J. (1997b). The Northern Yellow Faced Turtle. Monitor (1997)9(1):24-29; 34-35. Original Description
Dorrian. C. (1994). Captive Management of Carettochelys insculpta, Herpetofauna, 24(1):15-18
Glaessner, M.F. (1942). The occurrence of the New Guinea turtle (Carettochelys) in the Miocene of Papua. Rec. Aust. Mus. 21:106-109.
Gray, J. E. (1841). Note on Hydraspis victoriae, Gray. Original Description
Gray, J. E. (1841). A catalogue of the species of reptiles and amphibia hitherto described as inhabiting Australia, with a description of some new species from Western Australia. Appendix E in Grey, G. 1841:422-449. Original Description
Gray, J. E. (1844). Catalogue of the Tortoises, Crocodiles and Amphibaenians in the Collection of the British Museum. London. Edward Newman. pp 41-42. Original Description
Gray, J. E. (1856). Description of a new species of Chelodina from Australia. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1856:369-371. Original Description
Irwin, S & Thomson, S.A. 1995. First successful captive breeding of Alligator Snapping Turtles (Macroclemys temmincki) in Australia. Thylacinus (1995),20(1),6-9
Karlin, J. (2003). Understanding Biological Filtration. World Chelonian Trust
Krefft, G. 1876. Notes on Australian animals in New Guinea with description of a new freshwater tortoise belonging to the genus Euchelymys. Annali del Museo Civico di Storia Naturale de Genova. 1:390-394. Original Description
Matiaska J. (2003). Differentiating male and female Emydura Species
Matiaska J. (2005). The history of the Murray River Turtle - Emydura macquarii macquarii (Testudines:Chelidae).
Matiaska J. & Thomson, S. A. (2005). The Fly River Turtle (Carettochelys insculpta) in captivity (Cryptodira: Carettochelyidae).
Matiaska J. (2005). The complete etymology of the Australasian Chelidae (Testudines:Pleurodira)
McCord, W. and Thomson, S. (2002). A new species of Chelodina (Testudines: Pleurodira: Chelidae) from Northern Australia. Journal of Herpetology 36(2):255-267 (web version of the paper.) Original Description
Ogilby, J.B. 1890. Description of a new Australian tortoise (Macrochelodina rugosa). Records of the Australian Museum 1:56-59. Original Description
Ouwens, P.A. 1914. List of Dutch East Indian Chelonians in the Buitenzorg Zoological Museum (including the description of Elseya branderhorsti). Contributions a la Faune des Indes Néerlandaises, Buitenzorg. Vol. I, fasc. I: 29-32, p.31 Original Description
Ramsay, E.P. 1886. On a new genus and species of fresh water tortoise from the Fly River, New Guinea. proceedings of the Linnaean Society of New South Wales. (2)1:158-162. Original Description
Senneke, D. and Thomson, S. (2003). Differentiating Male and Female Elseya branderhorsti (Southern New Guinea Snapping Turtle). World Chelonian Trust
Schodde, R., Mason, I. and Wolfe, T. O. (1972). Further records of the Pitted-shell Turtle (Carettochelys insculpta) from Australia. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia. 96(2):115-117.
Shaw, G. 1794. Zoology of New Holland. Vol 1. Davis, London. 19-20. Original Description
Sorewby, J. and Lear, E. (1872). Excellent drawings of Chelodina longicollis (Eastern Long Neck Turtle).
Tabaka, C. (2003). Medical Misinformation on the Internet and how it can Harm your Tortoise. World Chelonian Trust
Tabaka, C. (2003). Quarantine Protocols. World Chelonian Trust
Thomson S. (2004). Emydura victoriae - Red Face Turtle. When the Taxonomy goes Wrong: An example of the dangers of making taxonomic proclimations.
Thomson S. (2003). Water Chemistry: pH, GH and KH What are they all?. World Chelonian Trust
Thomson S. (2003). Eastern Long Neck Turtle - Chelodina longicollis. World Chelonian Trust
Thomson S. (2003). Long necks, flat heads and the evolution of piscivory. World Chelonian Trust
Thomson S. (2003). Distinguishing The Yellow Face Turtle and the Diamond Head Turtle. Emydura tanybaraga and Emydura subglobosa worrelli. World Chelonian Trust
Thomson S. (2003). The Taxonomic Level Genus: Its definition and delineation. World Chelonian Trust
Thomson S. (2000). The identification of the holotype of Chelodina oblonga (Testudines: Chelidae) with a discussion of taxonomic implications. Chelonian Conservation and Biology. 3(4):745-748
Thomson S. (2000). A Revision of the Fossil Chelid Turtles (Pleurodira) Described by C.W. De Vis, 1897. Memoires of the Queensland Museum 45(2):593-598. Original Description
Thomson, S. & Mackness, B.S. (1999) Fossil Turtles from the Early Pliocene Bluff Downs Local Fauna, with a description of a new species of Elseya. Trans. R. Soc. S. Aust. 123(3), 101-105, 30 November, 1999. Original Description
Thomson, S. & Georges, A. (1996) Neural bones in chelid turtles. Chelonian Conservation and Biology 2:82-86.
Thomson, S., Georges, A. & Limpus, C.(2006) A New Species of Freshwater Turtle in the Genus Elseya (Testudines: Chelidae) from Central Coastal Queensland, Australia. Chelonian Conservation and Biology. 5(1):74-86. Original Description
Thomson, S. & Matiaska, J. (2004) The possible negative effects of improper diet concerning the Australasian turtles [Information retrieved from various personal comments made by Scott Thomson, 2001-2003]
Thomson, S., Irwin, s. & Irwin, T (1998) Harriet, The Galapagos Tortoise. Disclosing One and a Half Centuries of History. Reptilia Number 2, March / April 1998.
Thomson, S., Kennett, R. & Georges, A (2000) A new species of long necked turtle (Chelidae:Chelodina ) from the sandstone plateau of Arnhem Land, Northern Australia. Chelonian Conservation and Biology 3:675-685. Original Description
Thomson, S., White, A. & Georges, A (1997) Re-Evaluation of Emydura lavarackorum: Identification of a Living Fossil. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum (1997),42(1):327-336
Visser, G.& Zwartepoorte, H (2005) Reproduction of the pig-nosed turtle Carettochelys insculpta (RAMSAY, 1886) at the Rotterdam Zoo. Radiata 14(3):3-12
Zimmer C. (1997).Shell Game. Discover Magazine 18(1):72