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Common names Example species Example photo Cheloniidae: Sea turtles: Green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas) Dermochelyidae: Leatherback sea turtle: Leatherback sea turtle (Dermochelys coriacea) Chelidae: Austro-American side-necked turtles: Common snakeneck turtle (Chelodina longicollis) Carettochelyidae: Pig-nosed turtle: Pig-nosed turtle ...
Pages in category "Turtles of Australia" The following 43 pages are in this category, out of 43 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. B.
Emydura victoriae [1] (red-faced turtle) Pseudemydura umbrina [1] (western swamp turtle) Cheloniidae. Caretta caretta [1] (loggerhead sea turtle) Chelonia mydas [1] (green sea turtle) Eretmochelys imbricata [1] (hawksbill sea turtle) Lepidochelys olivacea (olive ridley sea turtle, Pacific ridley sea turtle) Natator depressus [1] (flatback sea ...
Emydura macquarii (common names include Murray River turtle, [7] Macquarie River turtle, [8] eastern short-necked turtle, eastern short-neck turtle and southern river turtle) [9] is a species of turtle in the family Chelidae. It is a wide-ranging species that occurs throughout many of the rivers of the eastern half of Australia.
Elseya is a genus of large side-necked turtles, commonly known as Australian snapping turtles, in the family Chelidae. Species in the genus Elseya are found in river systems in northern and northeastern Australia and throughout the river systems of New Guinea . [ 6 ]
This is a list of reptile families native to Australia. Subcategories. This category has the following 7 subcategories, out of 7 total. ... Turtles of Australia (43 P)
The eastern long-necked turtle (Chelodina longicollis) [6] [7] is an east Australian species of snake-necked turtle that inhabits a wide variety of water bodies and is an opportunistic feeder. [7] It is a side-necked turtle ( Pleurodira ), meaning that it bends its head sideways into its shell rather than pulling it directly back.
This is a list of rodents of Australia. [1] [2] Australia has a large number of indigenous rodents, all from the family Muridae.The "Old endemics" group are member of tribe Hydromyini, which reached Australasia between 11 – 9 million years ago from Asia, while the "New endemics", members of the tribe Rattini, are presumed to have arrived more recently, between 4 – 3 million years ago, also ...