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Chelodina parkeri

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family
ANIMALIA CHORDATA REPTILIA TESTUDINES CHELIDAE

Scientific Name: Chelodina parkeri
Species Authority: Rhodin & Mittermeier, 1976
Common Name/s:
English – Parker's Snake-necked Turtle
Synonym/s:
Macrochelodina parkeri (Rhodin & Mittermeier, 1976)

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria: Vulnerable D2 ver 2.3
Year Published: 2000
Annotations:
Needs updating
Assessor/s: Asian Turtle Trade Working Group
Reviewer/s: Buhlmann, K., Rhodin, A. & van Dijk, P.P. (Tortoise & Freshwater Turtle Red List Authority)
Contributor/s:
History:
1996 – Vulnerable

Geographic Range [top]

Countries:
Native:
Indonesia; Papua New Guinea
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Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology: Terrestrial nest sites
Systems: Terrestrial; Freshwater

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s): International live animal trade in this attractive species has led to probable illegal trade from Papua New Guinea to Indonesia and western pet markets.
Citation: Asian Turtle Trade Working Group 2000. Chelodina parkeri. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 25 May 2013.
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