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Species profile—Elseya lavarackorum (Gulf snapping turtle)

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Animalia (animals) → Reptilia (reptiles) → Chelidae (side-necked turtles) → Elseya lavarackorum (Gulf snapping turtle)

Photo of Elseya lavarackorum (Gulf snapping turtle) - Freeman, A.,Queensland Parks And Wildlife Service (QPWS),2010
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Species details

Kingdom
Animalia (animals)
Class
Reptilia (reptiles)
Family
Chelidae (side-necked turtles)
Scientific name
Elseya lavarackorum (White & Archer, 1994)
Common name
Gulf snapping turtle
Type reference
White, A. & Archer, M. (1994). Emydura lavarackorum, a new Pleistocene turtle (Pleurodira: Chelidae) from fluviatile deposits at Riversleigh, Northwestern Queensland. Records of the South Australian Museum (Adelaide) 27, 159-167.
WildNet taxon ID
18453
Synonym(s)
Emydura lavarackorum
Elseya oneiros
Elusor lavarackorum
Alternate name(s)
Lawn Hill turtle
Lavarack's snapping turtle
Gulf snapper
Nicholson River turtle
Nature Conservation Act 1992 (NCA) status
Vulnerable
Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC) status
Endangered
Conservation significant
Yes
Wetland status
Wetland Indicator Species
Endemicity
Native
Pest status
Nil
Species environment
Aquatic & Terrestrial

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Data source

This profile data is sourced from the QLD Wildlife Data API using the Get species by ID function used under CC-By 4.0.
https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getspeciesbyid&taxonid=18453.

This information is sourced from the WildNet database managed by the Queensland Department of Environment and Science.

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Last updated
20 May 2024