Species profile—Elusor macrurus (Mary River 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) → Elusor macrurus (Mary River turtle)
( https://wildnet.itp.qld.gov.au/wws/images/12723?f=.jpg )
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
- Elusor macrurus Cann & Legler, 1994
- Common name
- Mary River turtle
- Type reference
- Cann, J. and Legler, J.M. (1994). The Mary River tortoise: a new genus and species of short-necked chelid from Queensland, Australia (Testudines: Pleurodira). Chelonian Conservation and Biology 1(2): 81-96.
- WildNet taxon ID
- 56
- Synonym(s)
- Elusior macruros
- Alternate name(s)
- Mary River tortoise
short-neck alpha - Nature Conservation Act 1992 (NCA) status
- CR
- Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC) status
- Critically endangered
- Conservation significant
- Yes
- Confidential
- Yes
- Wetland status
- Wetland Indicator Species ( https://wetlandinfo.des.qld.gov.au/wetlands/ecology/components/biota/fauna/fauna-indicator-species/ )
- Endemicity
- Native
- Pest status
- Nil
- Species environment
- Aquatic & Terrestrial
Other resources
- Species Profile and Threats Database (SPRAT) ( https://www.environment.gov.au/cgi-bin/sprat/public/spratlookupspecies.pl?earchtype=Sciname&name=Elusor%20macrurus )
- Online Zoological Collections of Australian Museums (OZCAM) ( https://ozcam.ala.org.au/occurrences/search?taxa=Elusor%20macrurus#tab_mapView )
- Atlas of Living Australia ( https://bie.ala.org.au/search?q=ELUSOR%2BMACRURUS )
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=56 ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getspeciesbyid&taxonid=56 ).
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.
