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==Description==
==Description==
''E. subglobosa'', a hard-shelled [[Chelidae|chelid]], is more colorful than most of its relatives.
''E. subglobosa'', a hard-shelled [[Chelidae|chelid]], is more colorful than most of its relatives.{{citation needed|date=May 2022}}
[[File:Emydura subglobosa Description views.jpg|thumb|left|''Emydura subglobosa'', description views]]
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==In captivity==
==In captivity==
The red-bellied short-necked turtle is popular as a pet. A 75-gallon or larger aquarium is used to house this species. In captivity, it feeds on fish, commercial turtle pellets, and plant matter.
The red-bellied short-necked turtle is popular as a pet. A 75-gallon or larger aquarium is used to house this species. In captivity, it feeds on fish, commercial turtle pellets, and plant matter.{{citation needed|date=May 2022}}


Due to [[Australia]]'s ban of exporting wild-caught animals, all wild-caught individuals are from [[New Guinea]]. In the United States, [[Florida]] had bred ''E. globosa'' to supply the market. [[Hong Kong]] and [[Taiwan]] had also bred the red-bellied short-necked turtle.
Due to [[Australia]]'s ban of exporting wild-caught animals, all wild-caught individuals are from [[New Guinea]].{{citation needed|date=May 2022}} In [[Florida]] in the United States, ''E. globosa'' had been bred to supply the market.{{citation needed|date=May 2022}} [[Hong Kong]] and [[Taiwan]] had also bred the red-bellied short-necked turtle.{{citation needed|date=May 2022}}


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 13:21, 19 May 2022

Red-bellied short-necked turtle
Red-bellied short-necked turtle at Cologne Zoo
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Testudines
Suborder: Pleurodira
Family: Chelidae
Genus: Emydura
Species:
E. subglobosa
Binomial name
Emydura subglobosa
(Krefft, 1876)[1]
Synonyms[2][3]

Emydura subglobosa subglobosa

Emydura subglobosa worrelli

  • Tropicochelymys worrelli
    Wells & Wellington, 1985
  • Tropicochelymys leichhardti
    Wells & Wellington, 1985
    (nomen nudum)
  • Emydura worrelli
    Cogger, 2000
  • Emydura subglobosa worrelli
    — Georges & M. Adams, 1996

The red-bellied short-necked turtle (Emydura subglobosa), also known commonly as the pink-bellied side-necked turtle and the Jardine River turtle, is a species of turtle in the family Chelidae. The species is native to Australia and Papua New Guinea. There are two recognized subspecies.

Description

E. subglobosa, a hard-shelled chelid, is more colorful than most of its relatives.[citation needed]

Emydura subglobosa, description views

Geographic range

E. subglobosa is found in northern Queensland, Australia, and in southern Papua New Guinea.[3][4]

Habitat

E. subglobosa lives in freshwater rivers and swamps,[3] and also in lagoons and lakes.[citation needed]

In captivity

The red-bellied short-necked turtle is popular as a pet. A 75-gallon or larger aquarium is used to house this species. In captivity, it feeds on fish, commercial turtle pellets, and plant matter.[citation needed]

Due to Australia's ban of exporting wild-caught animals, all wild-caught individuals are from New Guinea.[citation needed] In Florida in the United States, E. globosa had been bred to supply the market.[citation needed] Hong Kong and Taiwan had also bred the red-bellied short-necked turtle.[citation needed]

References

  1. ^ Krefft, Gerard (1876). "Notes on Australian animals in New Guinea with description of a new species of fresh water tortoise belonging to the genus Euchelymys (Gray)". Annali del Museo Civico di Storia Naturale Giacomo Doria [Series 1] 8: 390–394. (Euchelymys subglobosa, new species).
  2. ^ Turtle Taxonomy Working Group (van Dijk PP, Iverson JB, Shaffer HB, Bour R, Rhodin AGJ) (2012). "Turtles of the World, 2012 update: annotated checklist of taxonomy, synonymy, distribution, and conservation status". Chelonian Research Monographs (5): 000.243–000.328, doi:10.3854/crm.5.000.checklist.v5.2012, [1].
  3. ^ a b c Species Emydura subglobosa at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org.
  4. ^ IUCN Red List (2000).