Citation: Midtgaard, Rune. RepFocus - A Survey of the Reptiles of the World. (www.repfocus.dk).
Latest update: May 12th, 2024.
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Genus
Emydura
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Australian Short-necked Turtles
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Spitzkopf-Schlangenhalsschildkröten
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Australske Halsvendere
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1836 | ![](DIV/Blank_10x5.gif) |
Emydura Bonaparte (type species: Hydraspis macquarrii Gray 1831) |
1844 | ![](DIV/Blank_10x5.gif) |
Chelymys Gray (type species: Hydraspis macquarrii Gray 1831; syn. Fritz & Havas 2006) |
1871 | ![](DIV/Blank_10x5.gif) |
Euchelymys Gray (type species: Emydura sulcifera Gray 1871; syn. Fritz & Havas 2006) |
1985 | ![](DIV/Blank_10x5.gif) |
Tropicochelymys Wells & Wellington (type species: Hydraspis victoriae Gray 1842; syn. Fritz & Havas 2006) |
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Contents:
5 species, of which 4 (80.0%) are endemic.
Endemism: 0% 100%
Remarks:
McDowell (1983) regarded
Elseya as a synonym of Emydura.
Distribution:
Australia, E. Malay Archipelago.
Reported from:
Australia
(New South Wales,
Northern Territory,
Queensland
[incl.
Fraser Island],
South Australia,
Victoria,
Western Australia),
Indonesia
(Western New Guinea),
Papua New Guinea
(Eastern New Guinea).
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Emydura australis
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Northern Red-faced Turtle, Northwest Red-faced Turtle, Victoria River Short-necked Turtle, Northern Territory Short-necked Turtle, Red-faced Short-necked Turtle
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Nördliche Rotkopf-Schildkröte
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Nordlig Rødhovedet Halsvender
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1841 | ![](DIV/Blank_10x5.gif) |
Hydraspis australis Gray |
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Emydura australis Boulenger 1889 |
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Hydraspis victoriae Gray (syn. Kehlmaier, Fritz & Kuchling 2024) |
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Chelymys victoriae Gray 1872 |
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Emydura victoriae Worrell 1964 |
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Tropicochelymys victoriae Wells & Wellington 1985 |
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Remarks:
Previously referred to as victoriae.
Distribution:
Australia
(Northern Territory,
Western Australia).
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Emydura australis
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Emydura gunaleni
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Kais Short-necked Turtle, (Gunalen's Short-necked Turtle)
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Kais-Kurzhals-Schildkröte
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Kais-halsvender
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2019 | ![](DIV/Blank_10x5.gif) |
Emydura gunaleni Smales, McCord, Cann & Joseph-Ouni |
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Distribution:
Indonesia
(Western New Guinea).
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Emydura macquarii
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Eastern Short-necked Turtle, Southern River Turtle, Murray River Turtle, Murray Short-necked Turtle, Murray Turtle
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Östliche Kurzhals-Schildkröte
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Østaustralsk Halsvender
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1831 | ![](DIV/Blank_10x5.gif) |
Chelys macquarii Gray |
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Hydraspis macquarrii [lapsus] Gray 1831 |
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Emydura macquarii Ogilby 1905 |
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Chelymys macquarii Wells & Wellington 1984 |
1835 | ![](DIV/Blank_10x5.gif) |
Platemys macquaria [emendation] Duméril & Bibron |
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Chelymys macquaria Gray 1844 |
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Emydura macquaria Strauch 1905 |
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Chelymys krefftii Gray |
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Emydura krefftii Boulenger 1889 |
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Emydura australis krefftii Mertens 1969 |
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Emydura macquarrii krefftii Blackmore 1969 |
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Tropicochelymys krefftii Wells & Wellington 1985 |
1871 | ![](DIV/Blank_10x5.gif) |
Emydura sulcifera Gray (Fritz & Havas 2006) |
1872 | ![](DIV/Blank_10x5.gif) |
Chelymys victoriae var. marmorata Gray (Fritz & Havas 2006) |
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Chelymys victoriae var. sulcata Gray (Fritz & Havas 2006) |
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Emydura signata Ahl |
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Emydura macquarrii signata Wermuth & Mertens 1977 |
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Chelymys signata Wells & Wellington 1984 |
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Emydura macquarii signata Cann 1998 |
1985 | ![](DIV/Blank_10x5.gif) |
Chelymys cooki Wells & Wellington [nomen nudum] (Fritz & Havas 2006) |
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Emydura cooki Iverson, Thomson & Georges 2001 |
1985 | ![](DIV/Blank_10x5.gif) |
Chelymys windorah Wells & Wellington [nomen nudum] (Fritz & Havas 2006) |
1985 | ![](DIV/Blank_10x5.gif) |
Chelymys joncanni Wells & Wellington [nomen nudum] (Fritz & Havas 2006) |
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Emydura joncanni Iverson, Thomson & Georges 2001 |
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Tropicochelymys insularis Wells & Wellington [nomen nudum] (Fritz & Havas 2006) |
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Emydura insularis Iverson, Thomson & Georges 2001 |
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Emydura macquarii binjing Cann |
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Emydura macquarii dharra Cann |
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Emydura macquarii dharuk Cann |
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Emydura macquarii gunabarra Cann |
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Emydura macquarii emmotti Cann, McCord & Joseph-Ouni in McCord, Cann & Joseph-Ouni |
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Emydura macquarii nigra McCord, Cann & Joseph-Ouni |
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Emydura nigra Joseph-Ouni 2003 |
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Other common names:
binjing: Clarence River Turtle
dharra: Macleay River Turtle
dharuk: Sydney Basin Turtle
emmotti: Cooper Creek Turtle, Emmott's Short-necked Turtle
gunabarra: Hunter River Turtle
krefftii: Krefft's River Turtle, Krefft's Short-necked Turtle
macquarii: Macquarie River Turtle, Murray River Turtle
nigra: Fraser Island Turtle, Fraser Island Short-necked Turtle
signata: Brisbane Short-necked Turtle, Brisbane River Turtle
Remarks:
The subspecies krefftii and signata were previously regarded as a separate species (e.g., Wermuth & Mertens 1977 [krefftii]; Iverson 1992 [both taxa]). Most recent publications has treated them as a subspecies or synonyms of macquarii (e.g., Cann 1998; Cann & Georges in Ettling & Becker 2001; Swan, Shea & Sadlier 2004; Fritz & Havas 2006; Wilson 2006; Georges & Thompson 2010).
Distribution:
Australia
(New South Wales,
Queensland
[incl.
Fraser Island],
South Australia,
Victoria).
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Emydura macquarii
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Emydura subglobosa
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Red-bellied Short-necked Turtle, Australian Painted Turtle, Painted Side-necked Turtle, Red-flushed River Turtle
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Rotbäuchige Kurzhals-Schildkröte
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Rødbuget Halsvender
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1876 | ![](DIV/Blank_10x5.gif) |
Euchelymys subglobosa Krefft |
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Emydura subglobosa Boulenger 1888 |
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Emydura australis subglobosa Mertens 1969 |
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Emydura macquarrii subglobosa Blackmore 1969 |
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Chelymys subglobosa Wells & Wellington 1984 |
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Tropicochelymys subglobosa Wells & Wellington 1985 |
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Emydura albertisii Boulenger (Fritz & Havas 2006) |
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Emydura australis albertisii Mertens 1969 |
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Tropicochelymys goodei Wells & Wellington [nomen nudum] (Fritz & Havas 2006) |
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Emydura goodei Iverson, Thomson & Georges 2001 |
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Tropicochelymys worrelli Wells & Wellington |
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Emydura worrelli Cann 1998 |
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Emydura subglobosa worrelli Georges & Adams 1996 |
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Other common names:
subglobosa: Papuan Red-bellied Short-necked Turtle, Papuan Painted Turtle, Jardine River Turtle
worrelli: Diamond-head Turtle, Worrell’s Turtle, Worrell’s Short-necked Turtle
Remarks:
Previously regarded as a synonym of australis (now a synonym of macquarii) (e.g., Wermuth & Mertens 1977).
Distribution:
Australia
(Northern Territory,
Queensland),
Indonesia
(Western New Guinea),
Papua New Guinea
(Eastern New Guinea).
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Emydura subglobosa
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Emydura tanybaraga
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Northern Yellow-faced Turtle, Yellow-faced Short-necked Turtle, Tanybaraga Turtle
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Nördliche Gelbkopf-Schildkröte
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Nordlig Gulhovedet Halsvender
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Emydura tanybaraga Cann |
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Emydura subglobosa tanybaraga Artner 2008 |
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Distribution:
Australia
(Northern Territory,
Queensland).
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Emydura tanybaraga
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