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
- Endangered
- Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC) status
- Endangered
- 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 4.0.
https://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.
