Talk:Irwin's turtle

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Its pink nose[edit]

I can't provide evidence because I haven't seen it in ages, but there is an episode of Croc Files where Terri and Steve went looking for the species and commented about the fact that it had a pink nose (saying that it looked like steve in a way because of it). I wasn't sure about putting it into the article.

I have seen the turtle in person and I did not notice a pink nose. Perhaps this was an isolated individual instead of a species trait? Jtlloyd (talk) 08:10, 16 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

The animal has a white nose. However some variations exist. Zoo Pro 06:41, 28 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Incorrect Identification[edit]

Just wanted to note here the photograph being used is incorrectly identified. As per my comment on commons HERE. Cheers Faendalimas ^talk 23:54, 27 May 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Update to another photo. Regards, Sun Creator^(talk) 01:35, 5 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Incorrect original spelling?[edit]

If it was named named after the father and son duo, surely the specific epithet should be irwinorum? Have any sources emended the name accordingly? Or does anyone have access to the original paper to confirm the etymology is to honor both of them? Umimmak (talk) 20:06, 29 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Actually it was named after Steve Irwin in honor of them. So it is correctly irwini. original description. I have edited the page to correct this and added the pdf to the citation. Cheers Scott Thomson (Faendalimas) ^talk 07:39, 21 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]