Turtles of
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Checklist
General remarks: The list includes only formally described species. Newly discovered, but still unnamed species are excluded. However, unnamed species or species unassigned to species level are included, if they are the only representatives of their genus in the region. Species counts exclude extinct and introduced species. Doubtful records, typically older voucher specimens of uncertain origin, have been excluded if considered questionable, as are records based on sources considered unreliable or controversial.
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Turtles (Testudines)
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Species
References
 Family Carettochelyidae (Pig-nosed Turtle)
Genus Carettochelys (Pig-nosed Turtle)
 
Carettochelys insculpta

Pig-nosed Turtle

Bonin, Devaux & Dupre 2006 Cogger 2014 Georges, Doody, Eisemberg, Alacs & Rose 2008 Iverson 1992 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021 Wells 2002 Wilson & Swan 2010
 Family Chelidae (Austro-American Side-necked Turtles)
Genus Chelodina (Indo-Australian Snake-necked or Long-necked Turtles)
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Chelodina burrungandjii

Arnhem Land Snake-necked Turtle

Cogger 2014 Fritz & Havas 2006 Georges & Thomson 2010 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021 Thomson, Kennett & Georges 2000 Thomson, Kennett, Tucker, FitzSimmons, Featherston, Alacs & Georges 2011 Wilson & Swan 2010
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Chelodina canni

Malogie Snake-necked Turtle

Cogger 2014 Georges & Thomson 2010 Magnetic Island Nature Care Inc. (http://www.minca.org/reptiles.html), viewed 30th June 2021 McCord & Thomson 2002 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021 Wilson & Swan 2010 Wilson 2005
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Chelodina expansa

Broad-shelled Snake-necked Turtle

Anonymous 2018 Bower & Hodges 2014 Cogger 1992 Cogger 2014 Fritz & Havas 2006 Georges & Thomson 2010 Hobson & Thrash 2016 Hutchinson 2010 Iverson 1992 Littlejohn & Rawlinson 1971 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021 Robertson & Coventry 2019 Swan, Shea & Sadlier 2004 Wilson & Swan 2010 Wilson 2005
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Chelodina kuchlingi

Parry Creek Snake-necked Turtle

Aplin & Smith 2001 [as "kutchlingi"] Kuchling 2020 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021
 
Chelodina kurrichalpongo

Darwin Snake-necked Turtle

Cogger 2014 [as oblonga] Fritz & Havas 2006 [as rugosa] Georges & Thomson 2010 [as rugosa] Joseph-Ouni, McCord, Cann & Smales 2019 Kennett, Fordham, Alacs, Corey & Georges 2014 [as oblonga] Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021 Wilson & Swan 2010 [as rugosa] Wilson 2005 [as rugosa]
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Chelodina longicollis

Eastern Snake-necked Turtle

Anonymous 2018 Armstrong 1999 Bennett 1997 Cogger 1992 Cogger 2014 Fritz & Havas 2006 Georges & Thomson 2010 Hobson & Thrash 2016 Hutchinson 2010 Iverson 1992 Kennett, Roe, Hodges & Georges 2009 Littlejohn & Rawlinson 1971 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021 Robertson & Coventry 2019 Swan, Shea & Sadlier 2004 Wilson & Swan 2010 Wilson 2005
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Chelodina oblonga

Southwestern Snake-necked Turtle

Aplin & Smith 2001 Bush, Maryan, Browne-Cooper & Robinson 2000 Bush, Maryan, Browne-Cooper & Robinson 2007 Cogger 2014 [as colliei] Fritz & Havas 2006 Georges & Thomson 2010 McCord & Joseph-Ouni 2007 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021 [as colliei] Wilson & Swan 2010
 
Chelodina rugosa

Northern Australian Snake-necked Turtle

Cogger 2014 [as oblonga] Fritz & Havas 2006 Georges & Thomson 2010 Kennett, Fordham, Alacs, Corey & Georges 2014 [as oblonga] Lavery, Watson & Leung 2012 Rhodin & Mittermeier 1976 [as siebenrocki] Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021 [as oblonga] Wilson & Swan 2010 Wilson 2005
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Chelodina steindachneri

Plate-shelled Turtle

Aplin & Smith 2001 Bush, Maryan, Browne-Cooper & Robinson 2007 Cogger 2014 Fritz & Havas 2006 Georges & Thomson 2010 Iverson 1992 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021 Wilson & Swan 2010
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Chelodina walloyarrina

Kimberley Snake-necked Turtle

Cogger 2014 [as burrungandji] Georges & Thomson 2010 [as burrungandji] McCord & Joseph-Ouni 2007 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021 Thomson, Kennett, Tucker, FitzSimmons, Featherston, Alacs & Georges 2011 [as burrungandji]
Genus Elseya (Sahul Snapping Turtles)
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Elseya albagula

White-throated Snapping Turtle

Cogger 2014 Fritz & Havas 2006 Georges & Thomson 2010 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021 Thomson, Georges & Limpus 2006 Wilson & Swan 2010
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Elseya dentata

Northern Australian Snapping Turtle

Aplin & Smith 2001 Cogger 2014 Fritz & Havas 2006 Georges & Thomson 2010 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021 Wilson & Swan 2010 Wilson 2005
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Elseya flaviventralis

Yellow-bellied Snapping Turtle

Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021 Thomson & Georges 2016
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Elseya irwini

Yellow-headed Snapping Turtle

Cogger 2014 Fritz & Havas 2006 Georges & Thomson 2010 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021 Wilson & Swan 2010 Wilson 2005
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Elseya kalumburu

Kalumburu Snapping Turtle

Joseph-Ouni, McCord & Cann 2022
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Elseya lavarackorum

Gulf Snapping Turtle

Cogger 2014 Freeman, Thomson & Cann 2014 Fritz & Havas 2006 Georges & Thomson 2010 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021 Wilson & Swan 2010 Wilson 2005
Genus Elusor (Mary River turtle)
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Elusor macrurus

Mary River turtle

Cann & Legler 1994 Cogger 2014 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021 Wilson & Swan 2010 Wilson 2005
Genus Emydura (Australian Short-necked Turtles)
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Emydura macquarii

Eastern Short-necked Turtle

Anonymous 2018 Cogger 2014 Fritz & Havas 2006 Georges & Thomson 2010 Hobson & Thrash 2016 Hutchinson 2010 Iverson 1992 [as signata] Littlejohn & Rawlinson 1971 Magnetic Island Nature Care Inc. (http://www.minca.org/reptiles.html), viewed 30th June 2021 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021 Robertson & Coventry 2019 Swan, Shea & Sadlier 2004 Wilson & Swan 2010 Wilson 2005
 
Emydura subglobosa

Red-bellied Short-necked Turtle

Bonin, Devaux & Dupre 2006 Cogger 2014 Fritz & Havas 2006 Georges & Thomson 2010 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021 Wilson & Swan 2010 Wilson 2005
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Emydura tanybaraga

Northern Yellow-faced Turtle

Cogger 2014 Fritz & Havas 2006 Georges & Thomson 2010 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021 Wilson & Swan 2010 Wilson 2005
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Emydura victoriae

Northern Red-faced Turtle

Aplin & Smith 2001 [as australis] Cogger 2014 Fritz & Havas 2006 Georges & Thomson 2010 Iverson 1992 [as australis] Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021 Wilson & Swan 2010
Genus Myuchelys (Sawshelled Turtles)
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Myuchelys bellii

Western Sawshelled Turtle

Cogger 2014 Fielder, Chessman & Georges 2015 Fritz & Havas 2006 Georges & Thomson 2010 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021 Swan, Shea & Sadlier 2004 Wilson & Swan 2010 Wilson 2005
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Myuchelys georgesi

Bellinger River Sawshelled Turtle

Cann, Spencer, Welsh & Georges 2015 Cogger 2014 Fritz & Havas 2006 Georges & Thomson 2010 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021 Swan, Shea & Sadlier 2004 Wilson & Swan 2010
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Myuchelys latisternum

Common Sawshelled Turtle

Cogger 2014 Freeman & Cann 2014 Fritz & Havas 2006 Georges & Thomson 2010 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021 Swan, Shea & Sadlier 2004 Wilson & Swan 2010 Wilson 2005
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Myuchelys purvisi

Manning River Sawshelled Turtle

Cogger 2014 Fritz & Havas 2006 Georges & Thomson 2010 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021 Swan, Shea & Sadlier 2004 Wilson & Swan 2010
Genus Pseudemydura (Western Swamp Turtle)
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Pseudemydura umbrina

Western Swamp Turtle

Aplin & Smith 2001 Bush, Maryan, Browne-Cooper & Robinson 2000 Bush, Maryan, Browne-Cooper & Robinson 2007 Cogger 2014 Fritz & Havas 2006 Georges & Thomson 2010 Iverson 1992 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021 Wilson & Swan 2010
Genus Rheodytes (Fitzroy River Turtle)
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Rheodytes leukops

Fitzroy River Turtle

Cogger 2014 Georges & Thomson 2010 Legler & Cann 1980 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021 Wilson & Swan 2010 Wilson 2005
 Family Cheloniidae (Hard-shelled Sea Turtles)
Genus Caretta (Loggerhead Sea Turtle)
 
Caretta caretta

Loggerhead Sea Turtle

Anonymous 2011 Anonymous 2018 Aplin & Smith 2001 Bush, Maryan, Browne-Cooper & Robinson 2000 Bush, Maryan, Browne-Cooper & Robinson 2007 Cogger 1992 Cogger 2014 Hobson & Thrash 2016 Hutchinson 2010 Limpus in Bjorndal (ed.) 1982 Pendoley & Christian 2012 Pritchard 1979 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021 Robertson & Coventry 2019 Scott & Mollison 1956 Swan, Shea & Sadlier 2004 Waite 1927 Wilson & Swan 2010 Wilson 2005
Genus Chelonia (Green Sea Turtle)
 
Chelonia mydas

Green Sea Turtle

Anonymous 2018 Aplin & Smith 2001 Bush, Maryan, Browne-Cooper & Robinson 2000 Bush, Maryan, Browne-Cooper & Robinson 2007 Cogger 1992 Cogger 2014 Green 1971 Hobson & Thrash 2016 How, Pearson, Desmond & Maryan 2004 Hutchinson 2010 Limpus in Bjorndal (ed.) 1982 Magnetic Island Nature Care Inc. (http://www.minca.org/reptiles.html), viewed 30th June 2021 Pendoley & Christian 2012 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021 Robertson & Coventry 2019 Rooij 1915 Storr, Hanlon & Dunlop 1983 Swan, Shea & Sadlier 2004 Wilson & Swan 2010 Wilson 2005
Genus Eretmochelys (Hawksbill Sea Turtle)
 
Eretmochelys imbricata

Hawksbill Sea Turtle

Anonymous 2018 Aplin & Smith 2001 Bush, Maryan, Browne-Cooper & Robinson 2000 Bush, Maryan, Browne-Cooper & Robinson 2007 Cogger 1992 Cogger 2014 Green 1971 Hobson & Thrash 2016 Limpus in Bjorndal (ed.) 1982 Magnetic Island Nature Care Inc. (http://www.minca.org/reptiles.html), viewed 30th June 2021 Pendoley & Christian 2012 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021 Robertson & Coventry 2019 Swan, Shea & Sadlier 2004 Wilson & Swan 2010 Wilson 2005
Genus Lepidochelys (Ridley Sea Turtles)
 
Lepidochelys olivacea

Olive Ridley Sea Turtle

Anonymous 2018 Aplin & Smith 2001 Cogger 1992 Cogger 2014 Hobson & Thrash 2016 Limpus in Bjorndal (ed.) 1982 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021 Robertson & Coventry 2019 Wilson & Swan 2010 Wilson 2005
Genus Natator (Flatback Sea Turtle)
 
Natator depressus

Flatback Sea Turtle

Aplin & Smith 2001 Bush, Maryan, Browne-Cooper & Robinson 2007 Cogger 1992 Cogger 2014 Hobson & Thrash 2016 Limpus in Bjorndal (ed.) 1982 Magnetic Island Nature Care Inc. (http://www.minca.org/reptiles.html), viewed 30th June 2021 Pritchard 1979 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021 Shea & Sadlier 1999 Swan, Shea & Sadlier 2004 Wilson & Swan 2010 Wilson 2005
 Family Dermochelyidae (Leatherback Sea Turtle)
Genus Dermochelys (Leatherback Sea Turtle)
 
Dermochelys coriacea

Leatherback Sea Turtle

Anonymous 2018 Aplin & Smith 2001 Bush, Maryan, Browne-Cooper & Robinson 2000 Bush, Maryan, Browne-Cooper & Robinson 2007 Cogger 1992 Cogger 2014 Hobson & Thrash 2016 Hutchinson 2010 Limpus in Bjorndal (ed.) 1982 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021 Robertson & Coventry 2019 Swan, Shea & Sadlier 2004 Tets, Johnstone & Williams 1974 Thompson 1994 Waite 1927 Wilson & Swan 2010 Wilson 2005