Species profile—Emydura subglobosa worrelli (diamond head turtle)
Classification
Animalia (animals) → Reptilia (reptiles) → Chelidae (side-necked turtles) → Emydura subglobosa worrelli (diamond head turtle)
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Species details
- Kingdom
- Animalia (animals)
- Class
- Reptilia (reptiles)
- Family
- Chelidae (side-necked turtles)
- Scientific name
- Emydura subglobosa worrelli (Wells & Wellington, 1985)
- Common name
- diamond head turtle
- Type reference
- Wells, R.W. & Wellington, C.R. (1985). A classification of the Amphibia and Reptilia of Australia. Australian Journal of Herpetology - Supplementary Series 1, 1-61.
- WildNet taxon ID
- 29734
- Synonym(s)
- Tropicochelymys worrelii
Emydura subglobosa
Emydura worrelii - Alternate name(s)
- Worrell's short-necked turtle
Worrell's turtle - Nature Conservation Act 1992 (NCA) status
- Near threatened
- 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=29734.
This information is sourced from the WildNet database managed by the Queensland Department of Environment and Science.
