Chelodina steindachneri

Chelodina steindachneri, commonly known as the dinner-plate turtle, Steindachner's turtle and or Steindachner's flat-shell turtle, is a species of turtle in the family Chelidae. The species is the least known of the Australian turtles and also one of the smallest members of the long-necked turtles of the genus Chelodina. It is a member of the subgenus Chelodina making it closely related to the Chelodina longicollis group of species.

Chelodina steindachneri
Dorsal view of the holotype of Chelodina steindachneri
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 2.3)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Testudines
Suborder:	Pleurodira
Family:	Chelidae
Genus:	Chelodina
Subgenus:	Chelodina
Species:	C. steindachneri
Binomial name
Chelodina steindachneri Siebenrock, 1914[1]
Synonyms[2][3]
Chelodina steindachneri Siebenrock, 1914 Chelodina millymillyensis Glauert, 1923 Hesperochelodina steindachneri — Wells & Wellington, 1985 Chelodina steindachneri — Cogger, 2000

Description and types

Holotype of Chelodina steindachneri NMW19798

Dorsal view

Ventral view

Etymology

The specific name, steindachneri, is in honor of Austrian herpetologist Franz Steindachner.^[4]

Geographic range

C. steindachneri is endemic to the state of Western Australia in Australia.^[3]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitats of C. steindachneri are freshwater rivers and freshwater swamps.^[3]