A review of Chelonian type specimens (order Testudines)
Author
Iverson, John B.
text
Megataxa
2022
2022-01-25
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Chelodina longicollis
(Shaw 1794:19)
Holotype
:
Not designated;
BMNH
1947.3.5.86 presumed to be the
holotype
by
Cogger
et al.
(1983:61)
since it was the specimen
Shaw (1802:62)
used to redescribe the species; photographed in
Cann (1998:53)
and
Cann & Sadlier (2017:18)
. Presumed
holotype
sampled genetically by
Kehlmaier
et al.
(2019)
.
Chelodina novaehollandiae
Duméril & Bibron 1835:443
Syntypes
(2): MNHN 6969 and 9405 (according to
Roux-Esteve 1979:29
). MNHN 6969 erroneously recorded as
holotype
by
Cogger
et al.
(1983:61)
and
Georges & Thomson (2010:15)
. According to Bour (in
Cann 1998:55
) and
Cann & Sadlier (2017:18)
, this is a substitute name for
C. longicollis
and therefore the
holotype
is BMNH 1947.3.5.86, and the MNHN specimens are not types.
Chelodina sulcifera
Gray 1856:59
Holotype
:
BMNH
1947.3.5.87 (formerly
1851.4.24
. 27;
Cogger
et al.
1983:61
); illustrated in the original description, reproduced in
Cann (1998:54)
; photographed in
Goode (1967:29)
,
Cann (1998:54)
, and
Cann & Sadlier (2017:20)
.
Chelodina sulcata
Gray 1856:201
Holotype
:
BMNH 1947.3
.5.87 (formerly
1851.4.24
. 27); see annotation for
C. sulcifera