Species profile—Elusor macrurus (Mary River turtle)
Classification
Animalia (animals) → Reptilia (reptiles) → Chelidae (side-necked turtles) → Elusor macrurus (Mary River turtle)
Species details
- Kingdom
- Animalia (animals)
- Class
- Reptilia (reptiles)
- 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
- 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 AustraliaData 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=56
This information is sourced from the WildNet database managed by the Queensland Department of Environment and Science.
