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The Mary River turtle (Elusor macrurus) is an endangered species of short-necked turtle in the family Chelidae. The species is endemic to the Mary River in south-east Queensland , Australia. Although this turtle was known to inhabit the Mary River for nearly 30 years, it was not until 1994 that it was recognised as a new species. [ 3 ]
The Mary River is unique in that it flows south to north. [4] The river is important because it is home to three threatened species, the Mary River turtle, white-throated snapping turtle and the Mary River cod. [4] The Mary River was to be dammed with the construction of the Traveston Crossing Dam until it was cancelled due to environmental ...
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Chelidae is one of three living families of the turtle suborder Pleurodira, and are commonly called Austro-South American side-neck turtles. [2] The family is distributed in Australia , New Guinea , parts of Indonesia , and throughout most of South America.
Caretta caretta (loggerhead turtle) Concinnia frerei (Bartle Frere bar-sided skink) Dermochelys coriacea (leatherback turtle) Elusor macrurus (Mary River turtle) Eretmochelys imbricata (hawksbill turtle) Hemiaspis damelii (grey snake) Karma tryoni (Tryon’s skink) Lepidochelys olivacea (olive ridley turtle; Lerista allanae (retro slider)
A potential new setback to the contentious One Lake development project comes down to the Pearl River Map Turtle, a species named for its distinct map-like shell pattern, that is unique to the ...
Genus Caretta - loggerhead sea turtle; Genus Chelonia - green sea turtle; Genus Eretmochelys - hawksbill sea turtle; Genus Lepidochelys - ridley sea turtle; Genus Natator - flatback sea turtle; Family Dermochelyidae [6] Genus Dermochelys - leatherback sea turtle; Superfamily Kinosternoidea. Family Dermatemydidae [6] Genus Dermatemys - Central ...
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