A review of Chelonian type specimens (order Testudines)
Author
Iverson, John B.
text
Megataxa
2022
2022-01-25
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Chelodina expansa
Gray 1857:370
Syntypes
(2): BMNH 1947.3.4.21 and 1947.3.5.88 (formerly 1856.12.3.11) (
Cogger
et al.
1983:60
). Because BMNH 1947.3.5.88 is a
Chelodina longicollis
,
Iverson
et al.
(2001:366)
designated BMNH 1947.3.4.21 as the
lectotype
(photographed in
Cann 1998:81
and
Cann & Sadlier 2017:98
). Original illustration reproduced in
Goode (1967:39)
,
Cann (1998:82)
, and
Cann & Sadlier (2017:98)
, & considered “
holotype
” in the former two publications.