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Emydura, also known commonly as the Australian short-necked turtles, is a genus of turtles in the family Chelidae. The genus was paraphyletic with Elseya . Consequently, it was split into two genera Myuchelys and Elseya by Thomson and Georges in 2009. [ 4 ]
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.
Emydura victoriae, also known commonly as the red-faced turtle, Victoria short-necked turtle and Victoria River turtle, is a species of medium-sized aquatic turtle in the family Chelidae. The species inhabits rivers, streams and permanent water bodies across much of northern Australia .
Emydura australis, the northern red-faced turtle, is a medium-sized aquatic turtle inhabiting rivers, streams and permanent water bodies across much of northern Australia. [ 1 ] References
Emydura gunaleni is a species of Australasian short-necked turtle that is endemic to New Guinea. The specific epithet gunaleni honours Danny Gunalen, who was instrumental in recognising the distinctive nature of the species and in procuring specimens.
The species E. orbicularis has become rare in most countries even though it is widely distributed in Europe. The building of roads and driving of cars through natural habitats is a possible factor that threatens the populations of the European pond turtle.
The Brazilian radiolated swamp turtle (Acanthochelys radiolata) is a species of turtle in the Chelidae family endemic to Brazil. References
Qambar Shahdadkot District (Sindhi: ضلعو قمبر شهداد ڪوٽ, Urdu: ضلع قمبر-شہدادکوٹ) is a district of Sindh, Pakistan, originally named after Shahdad Khan Khuhawar the official founder. District Qambar Shahdadkot, with headquarters at Qambar, was established on 13 December 2004.