Western swamp turtle
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Western swamp turtle | |
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Pseudemydura umbrina, Western swamp tortoise | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Testudines |
Suborder: | Pleurodira |
Family: | Chelidae |
Subfamily: | Pseudemydurinae Gaffney, 1977 |
Genus: | Pseudemydura Seibenrock, 1901 |
Species: | P. umbrina |
Binomial name | |
Pseudemydura umbrina (Seibenrock, 1901) | |
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The western swamp turtle or western swamp tortoise (Pseudemydura umbrina) is a critically endangered species of freshwater turtle endemic to a small portion of Western Australia.[4][5] It is the only member of the genus Pseudemydura in the monotypic subfamily Pseudemydurinae.[6]
It is the sister taxon to the subfamily Chelodininae. As a consequence of the greatly altered habitat in the area in which it occurs near Perth, Western Australia, it exists in small fragmented populations, making the species critically endangered.