AROD > Reptiles / Testudines / Cheluidae / Wollumbinia
Saw-shelled turtles
Wollumbinia
- Wells, 2007
Pronunciation: | WOLL-umm-BIN-ee-ah | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Etymology: | after Wollumbin ('cloud catcher'), the Aboriginal name for Mount Warning. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomic notes: |
The members of this genus were previously placed in Elseya. |
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Statistics: |
Reproductive modes:
Oviparous - 4 out of 4 Australian species Size range: Smallest Australian species: Purvis' turtle (Wollumbinia purvisi) at 23 cm Longest Australian species: saw-shelled turtle (Wollumbinia latisternum) at up to 28 cm |
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Number of Australian species: | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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