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
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=27777.
This information is sourced from the WildNet database managed by the Queensland Department of Environment and Science.
