Species profile—Elseya dentata (northern snapping turtle)

Classification

Animalia ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/?kingdom=animals ) (animals) → Reptilia ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/?kingdom=animals&class=reptilia ) (reptiles) → Chelidae ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/?kingdom=animals&class=reptilia&family=chelidae ) (side-necked turtles) → Elseya dentata (northern snapping turtle)

Sighting data

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KML ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getsurveysbyspecies&taxonid=53&f=kml ) | CSV ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getsurveysbyspecies&taxonid=53&f=csv ) | GeoJson ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getsurveysbyspecies&taxonid=53 )

Species details

Kingdom
Animalia ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/?kingdom=animals&class=reptilia ) (animals)
Class
Reptilia ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/?kingdom=animals&class=reptilia ) (reptiles)
Family
Chelidae ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/?kingdom=animals&class=reptilia&family=chelidae ) (side-necked turtles)
Scientific name
Elseya dentata (Gray, 1863)
Common name
northern snapping turtle
WildNet taxon ID
53
Synonym(s)
Chelymys dentata
Elseya intermedia
Elseya stirlingi
Chelymys elseya
Alternate name(s)
Johnstone River snapping turtle
Victoria River snapper
Nature Conservation Act 1992 (NCA) status
Least concern
Conservation significant
No
Wetland status
Wetland Indicator Species ( https://wetlandinfo.des.qld.gov.au/wetlands/ecology/components/biota/fauna/fauna-indicator-species/ )
Endemicity
Exotic
Pest status
Nil
Species environment
Aquatic & Terrestrial

Other resources

Data source

This profile data is sourced from the QLD Wildlife Data API ( https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/qld-wildlife-data-api ) using the Get species by ID function ( https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/qld-wildlife-data-api/resource/d050bfcd-ad49-4776-9bdb-7d5fa8f94fe2 ) used under CC-By 4.0 ( https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ ).
https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getspeciesbyid&taxonid=53 ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getspeciesbyid&taxonid=53 ).

This information is sourced from the WildNet platform ( https://www.qld.gov.au/environment/plants-animals/species-information/wildnet ) managed by the Queensland Department of Environment, Tourism, Science and Innovation.