Irwin's turtle
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Irwin's turtle
Summary
Irwin's turtle is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.81% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (87 views/month, #1,587 of 195,241).[2]
Key Facts
- Irwin's turtle's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
- Irwin's turtle is classified at the rank of species[4].
- Steve Irwin is named after Irwin's turtle[5].
- Irwin's turtle belongs to the parent taxon Pelocomastes[6].
- Irwin's turtle is endemic to Queensland[7].
- Irwin's turtle's scientific name is Elseya irwini[8].
- Irwin's turtle's Commons category is recorded as Elseya irwini[9].
- Irwin's turtle's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'E. irwini'}[10].
- Irwin's turtle is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': "Irwin's turtle"}[11].
- Irwin's turtle's taxon author citation is recorded as Cann, 1997[12].
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Classification
Under binomial nomenclature, Irwin's turtle is Elseya irwini[8]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It belongs to the parent taxon Pelocomastes[6]. It is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': "it"}[11].
Discovery and Description
Steve Irwin is named after Irwin's turtle[5].
Distribution
Irwin's turtle is endemic to Queensland[7].
Identifiers
Irwin's turtle's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 39652[13]. Irwin's turtle's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 321139[14]. Irwin's turtle's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 5220340[15]. Irwin's turtle's ITIS TSN is recorded as 949503[16].
Why It Matters
Irwin's turtle ranks in the top 0.81% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (87 views/month, #1,587 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[17] It is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.[18]