| Chelodina steindachneri | |
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| Dorsal view of the holotype of Chelodina steindachneri | |
Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| 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] | |
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Chelodina steindachneri, commonly known as thedinner-plate turtle,Steindachner's turtle and orSteindachner's flat-shell turtle, is aspecies of turtle in thefamilyChelidae. The species is the least known of theAustralian turtles and also one of the smallest members of the long-necked turtles of thegenusChelodina. It is a member of the subgenusChelodina making it closely related to theChelodina longicollis group of species.
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Thespecific name,steindachneri, is in honor of AustrianherpetologistFranz Steindachner.[4]
C. steindachneri isendemic to the state ofWestern Australia inAustralia.[3]
The preferred naturalhabitats ofC. steindachneri are freshwater rivers and freshwater swamps.[3]
