A new subspecies of the Snakeneck Turtle Chelodina mccordi from Timor-Leste (East Timor) (Testudines: Chelidae)

Chelonian Conservation and Biology

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 213-222

  Kuchling, Gerald ^a   Rhodin, Anders G J ^b   Ibarrondo, Bonggi R ^c   Trainor, Colin R ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b Chelonian Research Foundation   (United States)

^c Indonesian Turtle Conservation Group   (Indonesia)

^d CHARLES DARWIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Chelidae; Chelodina mccordi timorlestensis ssp. nov.; Conservation legislation; East Timor; Reptilia; Systematics; Taxonomy; Testudines; Timor leste

Indexed keywords

CHELIDAE; CHELODINA; CHELODINA NOVAEGUINEAE; REPTILIA; TESTUDINES;

EID: 38349153060     PISSN: 10718443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2744/1071-8443(2007)6[213:ANSOTS]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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