Emydura macquarii
1 Macquarie Turtle at Lake Burley Griffin West
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| Emydura macquarii | MichaelMulvaney | 24 Apr 2024 | |
| Chelodina longicollis | CarbonAI | 16 Apr 2024 | |
| Unverified | VanceLawrence | 16 Apr 2024 |
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Turtle shell found on the shores of Government House, Canberra. About 30cm long. Hoping the shell pattern may give us an identification.
1 comment
16 Apr 2024
While it is tempting to go with longicollis I have to point out the the scutes on the plastron are missing, exposing the bony plates. The entoplastron plate is forward, not surrounded by the epiplastrons. This does not seem to fit longicollis and probably not even Chlelodina. See Cogger 2014, page 224. We need and opinion from someone who is up on turtles, perhaps Aurthur Georges?
Location information
- Coordinates 149.080491-35.302792
- Altitude 572.0m
- Maps Lake Burley Griffin West
- Places Yarralumla, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 16 Apr 2024 12:25 PM Recorded on
- VanceLawrence Recorded by
- Deceased Animal health
- Unknown Gender
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- VanceLawrence Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Emydura macquarii Turtles Reptiles and Frogs
Species information
- Emydura macquarii Scientific name
- Macquarie Turtle Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 794m Recorded at altitude
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