List of species of Turtles and Freshwater Tortoises covered in detail in the book Australian Reptiles and Frogs
ORDER TESTUDINES (TURTLES AND TORTOISES). SUBORDER CRYPTODIRA (SEA TURTLES). FAMILY CHELONIIDAE (MOST SEA TURTLES). LOGGERHEAD TURTLE Caretta caretta (Linnaeus, 1758) FLATBACK TURTLE Chelonia depressa Garman, 1880 GREEN TURTLE Chelonia mydas (Linnaeus, 1758) HAWKSBILL TURTLE Eretmochelys imbricata (Linnaeus, 1766) SUBORDER PLEURODIRA (TORTOISES) FAMILY CHELIDAE (FRESHWATER TORTOISES) BROAD SHELLED TORTOISE Chelodina expansa Gray, 1857 EASTERN LONG NECKED TORTOISE Chelodina longicollis (Shaw, 1794) OBLONG TORTOISE Chelodina oblonga Gray, 1841 NORTHERN SNAPPING TURTLE Elseya dentata (Gray, 1863) EASTERN SNAPPING TURTLE Elseya latisternum Gray, 1867 KREFFT'S TORTOISE Emydura krefftii (Gray, 1871) MACQUARIE TORTOISE Emydura macquarii (Gray, 1830) EASTERN SHORT-NECKED TORTOISE Emydura signata Ahl, 1932 ABOUT THE DESCRIPTIONS (FORMAT AND STYLE OF INFORMATION PRESENTED). BACK TO THE MAIN LIST OF FROGS AND REPTILES COVERED IN DETAIL IN THE BOOK.
The above was from the book Australian Reptiles and Frogs by Raymond Hoser and now available on CD-Rom.
