Historical Papers
Sowerby, J. & Lear, E. 1872. Tortoises, terrapins, and turtles drawn from life. London, Paris and Frankfurt. Henry Dotheran, Joseph Baer & CO.
Comment: The below text and the two
drawings are from the picture book entitled "TORTOISES, TERRAPINS, AND TURTLES
DRAWN FROM LIFE" by JAMES DE CARLE SOWERBY, F.L.S. and EDWARD LEAR . Jan
Matiaska (2004).
30. Chelodina longicollis, Gray.
Tab. XLVII. & XLVIII.
Chelodina longicollis, Gray,
Cat. Sh, Rept. Suppl. p. 72.
HAB. AUSTRALIA.
The sternum of this species is peculiarly broad and oval in front, and the shields of it are surrounded by a dark edge. The shields of the dorsal disk are very thin and veined. It is peculiar for the extreme length of the neck, and, like the all the other species of the genus, hides its head under the side of the shell when oppressed, and does not withdraw it into the shell as most other Tortoises.
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