NATURAL HISTORY · CATALOGUE RECORD
Common Snake-necked Turtle
Chelodina longicollis (Shaw, 1794)
Source-backed taxonomic record
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Eastern Snake-necked Turtle (Chelodina longicollis)
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Open encyclopedia reference
The eastern long-necked turtle (Chelodina longicollis), also known commonly as the common long-necked turtle and the common snake-necked turtle, is an eastern Australian species of freshwater snake-necked turtle in the family Chelidae. The species inhabits a wide variety of water bodies and is an opportunistic feeder. It is a side-necked turtle (Pleurodira), meaning that it bends its head sideways into its shell rather than pulling it directly back.
Wikipedia contributors, Eastern long-necked turtle; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T11:36:29.671993+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Chelodina longicollis (Shaw, 1794)
- Name authority
- (Shaw, 1794)
- Common name
- Common Snake-necked Turtle
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Reptilia
- Order
- Testudines
- Family
- Chelidae
- Genus
- Chelodina
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classReptilia Laurenti, 1768
- orderTestudines Batsch, 1788
- suborderPleurodira Cope, 1864
- superfamilyCheloidea Gray, 1825
- familyChelidae
- genusChelodina
- speciesChelodina longicollis (Shaw, 1794)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Chelodina. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Pritchard's Snakeneck TurtleChelodina pritchardi Rhodin, 1994 | ChelidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Arnhem Land Long-Necked turtleChelodina burrungandjii Thomson, Kennett & Georges, 2000 | ChelidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Cann's Snake-necked TurtleChelodina canni Mccord & Thomson, 2002 | ChelidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Giant Snake-necked TurtleChelodina expansa Gray, 1857 | ChelidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Dinner-plate TurtleChelodina steindachneri Siebenrock, 1914 | ChelidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Narrow-breasted Snake-necked TurtleChelodina oblonga Gray, 1841 | ChelidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Kimberley Snake-necked Turtle [walloyarrina]Chelodina kuchlingi Cann, 1997 | ChelidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Reimann's Snakeneck TurtleChelodina reimanni Philippen & Grossmann, 1990 | ChelidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Parker’s Snake-necked TurtleChelodina parkeri Rhodin & Mittermeier, 1976 | ChelidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| McCord's Snakeneck TurtleChelodina mccordi Rhodin, 1994 | ChelidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Testudo longicollis Shaw, 1794 Shaw, 1794 | synonym |
| Chelodina sulcata Gray, 1856 Gray, 1856 | synonym |
| Chelodina sulcifera Gray, 1855 Gray, 1855 | synonym |
| Emys longicollis | synonym |
| Chelodina novae-hollandiae Duméril & Bibron, 1835 Duméril & Bibron, 1835 | synonym |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://reptile-database.reptarium.cz/species?genus=Chelodina&species=longicollis Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:5XQY4. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.