Species profile—Elseya albagula (white-throated snapping turtle)
Classification
Animalia (animals) → Reptilia (reptiles) → Chelidae (side-necked turtles) → Elseya albagula (white-throated snapping turtle)
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Species details
- Kingdom
- Animalia (animals)
- Class
- Reptilia (reptiles)
- Family
- Chelidae (side-necked turtles)
- Scientific name
- Elseya albagula Thomson, Georges & Limpus, 2006
- Common name
- white-throated snapping turtle
- Type reference
- Thomson, S., Georges, A. & Limpus, C.L. (2006). A new species of freshwater turtle in the genus Elseya (Testudines: Chelidae) from central coastal Queensland, Australia. Chelonian Conservation and Biology 5(1): 74-86.
- WildNet taxon ID
- 30272
- Synonym(s)
- Elseya dentata
- Alternate name(s)
- Burnett River snapping turtle
white throated snapping turtle
southern snapping turtle - Nature Conservation Act 1992 (NCA) status
- CR
- Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC) status
- Critically endangered
- Conservation significant
- Yes
- Wetland status
- Wetland Indicator Species
- Endemicity
- Native
- Pest status
- Nil
- Species environment
- Aquatic & Terrestrial
Other resources
- Species Profile and Threats Database (SPRAT)
- Online Zoological Collections of Australian Museums (OZCAM)
- Atlas of Living Australia
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=30272.
This information is sourced from the WildNet database managed by the Queensland Department of Environment and Science.
