Emydura macquarii
Macquarie Turtle at Greenway, ACT
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| Emydura macquarii | wombey | 2 Nov 2025 | |
| Chelodina longicollis | jks | 2 Nov 2025 |
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shell was thick with algae
3 comments
2 Nov 2025
E. macquarii is now ooccasionally seen in the ACT. Not clear if it occurs naturally or they are from escapees or releases. In my day the nearest record was Burrenjuck Dam! There is also the possibility of the introduced Red-eared Slider, Trachydermes scripta occurring here although I have no records and it is not included in the latest field guide of the ACT by La Rance et al. 2025, but Wilson et al. includes the ACT in their 2025 field guide
Location information
- Coordinates 149.073167-35.418653
- Altitude 572.4m
- Maps Lake Tuggeranong
- Places Greenway, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 2 Nov 2025 10:30 AM Recorded on
- jks Recorded by
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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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