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Basic information
Emydura macquarii
Murray River Turtle
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassReptiles
OrderTerrapins
FamilyAustro-American Side-necked Turtles
GenusAustralasian Short-necked Turtles
- Czech name
- Emydura říční
- English name
- Murray River Turtle
- Alternative names
- Australian Big-headed Side-necked Turtle, Brisbane Short-necked Turtle, Eastern Short-necked Turtle, Emmott’s Short-necked Turtle, Fraser Island Short-necked Turtle, Hunter River Short-necked Turtle, Macleay River Short-necked Turtle, Macquarie Turtle, Southern River Turtle
- Synonyms
- Emydura canni, Emydura macquarii binjing, Emydura macquarii dharra, Emydura macquarii dharuk, Emydura macquarii gunnabarra, Emydura signata, Emys macquaria, Euchelymys sulcifera, Chelymys cooki, Chelymys johncanni, Chelymys krefftii, Chelymys victoriae var. marmorata, Chelymys victoriae var. sulcata, Chelymys windorah, Chelys (Hydraspis) macquarii, Tropicochelymys insularis
Distribution and environment
- Biome
- Coastal, Freshwater, Wetland
- Microhabitat
- Aquatic
Size and appearance
- Body mass
- max 4,955 g
- Hatchling mass
- max 10.1 g
Biological characteristics
- Longevity
- max 25.5 years
- Activity
- Diurnal
- Diet
- Piscivore
Reproduction and development
- Reproductive mode
- Oviparous
- Clutch size
- ~13 individuals
- Sex determination
- Genetic sex determination
Health and safety
- Venomous
- No
Information sources
- Biological data sources
- Catalogue of Life, eol traitbank, ReptTraits
- Original documentation
- Catalogue of Life · 39LSX · COL26.10
- Original documentation
- eol traitbank · eol-2b1a6945e807cb8f26a5d28f00d1aab20ae38efbd77156a3c75f0e40e77d
- Original documentation
- ReptTraits · figshare-v4