Species profile—Emydura macquarii emmotti (Emmott's short-neck turtle)
Classification
Animalia (animals) → Reptilia (reptiles) → Chelidae (side-necked turtles) → Emydura macquarii emmotti (Emmott's short-neck turtle)
Species details
- Kingdom
- Animalia (animals)
- Class
- Reptilia (reptiles)
- Family
- Chelidae (side-necked turtles)
- Scientific name
- Emydura macquarii emmotti Cann, McCord & Joseph-Ouni, 2003
- Common name
- Emmott's short-neck turtle
- Type reference
- McCord, W.P., Cann, J. and Joseph-Ouni, M. (2003). A taxonomic assessment of Emydura (Testudines: Chelidae) with descriptions of new subspecies from Queensland, Australia. Reptilia 27: 59-63.
- WildNet taxon ID
- 27777
- Synonym(s)
- Emydura windorah
- Alternate name(s)
- Cooper Creek turtle
- Nature Conservation Act 1992 (NCA) status
- Least concern
- Conservation significant
- No
- Confidential
- Yes
- Wetland status
- Wetland Indicator Species
- Endemicity
- Native
- Pest status
- Nil
- Species environment
- Aquatic & Terrestrial
Other resources
Online Zoological Collections of Australian Museums (OZCAM) Atlas of Living AustraliaData source
This profile data is sourced from the QLD Wildlife Data API using the Get species by ID function used under CC-By 4.0https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getspeciesbyid&taxonid=27777
This information is sourced from the WildNet database managed by the Queensland Department of Environment and Science.
