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  ©Jan Matiaska, &
  Scott Thomson,
   2003-2005




The identification of the holotype of Chelodina oblonga (Testudines: Chelidae) with a discussion of taxonomic implications.



 

Table 1. Distribution of character states among the taxa of Chelodina examined; long = C.longicollis, nov = C. novaeguineae, exp = C. expansa, rug = C. rugosa, obl(h) = C. oblonga (holotype), obl(P) = C. oblonga (Perth population.

  long nov exp rug obl(h) obl(P)
Char. A 0 1 2 2 2 0
Char. B 0 0 1 1 1 0
Char. C 0 0 1 1 1 2
 

Acknowledgments

I would like to thank Colin Macarthy of the Natural History Museum (London) for allowing me to examine the holotypes held there. John Cann and Glenn Shea for sharing their knowledge of the history of collection of the Gilbert specimens, and all those people who have supplied specimens to me over the years and in particular Bill McCord for generously allowing me to examine his collection. Lastly I wish to thank the CRC for Freshwater Ecology for funding my research into Chelid taxonomy and Arthur Georges for supporting my research. I also thank John Iverson and Anders Rhodin for discussions and input on this manuscript.

  


 

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Appendix A: Specimens Examined.

Chelodina oblonga (Perth population): BMNH 1946.1.22.5, 1947.3.5.90-91, 1899.5.4.1, 64.12.22.9 QM 59272, 59273, 59274, 59283, UC 161-163, 2103; Chelodina oblonga (holotype): BMNH 1947.3.5.89; Chelodina expansa: AM 1242, 18860-64, 18883, 33209, 40176, 123066, AMNH 103699, 108948-49, BMNH, 1947.3.4.21, 1947.3.5.88, QM 12387, 18360, 21742, 21936, 35344, 48015, 48020, 48032, UU, 14324, 14328, 14333, 14335, 14369, 14554, 16821, 16825, 17778-79, 17801, 17818, 18800-01; Chelodina longicollis: AM 3223, 3226, 8633, 12754, 132778, 142846, 142877-78, 146186; AMNH 2323, 76569; MCZ 8369, 8377, 86783; MNHN 9403, 9405; BMNH 1947.3.5.86; QM 3560, 18359, 21372, 24024, 24134, 35679, 35768, 45021-22, 45022, 48043, 48049, 50583-84, 59266-68, 59281-82; UC 134, 164, 166, 169, 174, 199, 252, 253, 255, 257-58, 263, 265, 268, 270, 285, 288-89, 462, 465-67; UU, 14451, 14453, 14458, 16802, 17835, 17837, 17838-42; Chelodina novaeguineae: AM 129346, 132784-85, 135351; AMNH 86543-47; MV 4-6; BMNH 1908.2.25.1; NTM 16324-25, 17074, 31790, QM 4486, 4488, 4491, 5269, 10265, 13326, 15560, 15900, 20627-28, 20630-31, 20633, 20635, 26344, 31505-08, 35136, 36751, 37566, 37819, 45005, 47923, 48940, 49917, 50730-32, 50736-37, 50997-98, 53064, 53635, 56408-12, 56447-57, 58412; UC 324-25, UU 14715-18; Chelodina rugosa: QM, 3852, 17514, 17633-34, 20629, 20632, 20634, 20636-39, 33368, 35146, 37622, 40078-79, 45850, 47912, 47913-14, 50738, 50995-96, 53063, 53065-67, 53324, 57649, 58426, 59264, UC 256, 2102; Chelodina steindachneri: AM 33117, 100425-33, 104219, 110940-41, 102689-90, AMNH 118763-64, 101977-79, MCZ 33501, 134469, 134871-72, BMNH 1958.1.7.24, 1958.1.7.25, NWC 521, UC 248, 266, 271, 281, 284, 290, UU 14719-21, 16781

  

 

 

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