Species profile—Rheodytes leukops (Fitzroy River turtle)
Classification
Animalia (animals) → Reptilia (reptiles) → Chelidae (side-necked turtles) → Rheodytes leukops (Fitzroy River turtle)
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Species details
- Kingdom
- Animalia (animals)
- Class
- Reptilia (reptiles)
- Family
- Chelidae (side-necked turtles)
- Scientific name
- Rheodytes leukops Legler & Cann, 1980
- Common name
- Fitzroy River turtle
- Type reference
- Legler, J.M. and Cann, J., 1980. A new Genus and Species of Chelid turtle from Queensland, Australia. Contrib. Sci. Natur. Hist. Mus. Los Angeles County. 1980. 324:11-18.
- WildNet taxon ID
- 48
- Alternate name(s)
- Fitzroy tortoise
Fitzroy turtle
Fitzroy River tortoise - Nature Conservation Act 1992 (NCA) status
- Vulnerable
- Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC) status
- Vulnerable
- Back on Track (BoT) status
- High
- Conservation significant
- Yes
- Confidential
- 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 4.0https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getspeciesbyid&taxonid=48
This information is sourced from the WildNet database managed by the Queensland Department of Environment and Science.
