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 (220 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's taxon author citation is recorded as Cann, 1997^[11].

Body

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].

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^[12]. Irwin's turtle's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 321139^[13]. Irwin's turtle's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 5220340^[14]. Irwin's turtle's ITIS TSN is recorded as 949503^[15].

Why It Matters

Irwin's turtle ranks in the top 0.81% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (220 views/month, #1,587 of 195,241).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[16] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[17]