Emydura macquarii
Temporal range: |
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Macquarie turtle
Emydura macquarii |
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| Scientific classification |
| Domain: |
Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: |
Animalia |
| Phylum: |
Chordata |
| Class: |
Reptilia |
| Order: |
Testudines |
| Suborder: |
Pleurodira |
| Family: |
Chelidae |
| Genus: |
Emydura |
| Species: |
E. macquarii |
| Binomial name |
Emydura macquarii
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| Subspecies |
- E. m. macquarrii (Gray, 1830)
- E. m. krefftii (Gray, 1871)
- E. m. nigra McCord et al., 2003
- E. m. emmotti Cann et al., 2003
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| Synonyms |
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E. m. macquarii (Gray 1830)
- Emys macquaria Cuvier 1829:11 (nomen nudum)
- Chelys (Hydraspis) macquarii
Gray 1830:15
- Hydraspis macquarrii Gray 1831:40 (nomen novum)
- Platemys macquaria A.M.C. Duméril & Bibron 1835:438 (nomen novum)
- Hydraspis australis Gray 1841:445 (10:41) (nomen dubium)
- Euchelymys sulcifera Gray 1871a:118
- Emydura macquariae
Boulenger 1889:ix (nomen novum)
- Emydura macquarii signata
- Emydura signata Ahl 1932:127
- Emydura canni Worrell 1970:pl.6 (nomen nudum)
- Chelymys cooki Wells & Wellington 1985:8 (nomen nudum)
- Chelymys johncanni Wells & Wellington 1985:8 (nomen nudum)
- Emydura macquarii binjing
Cann 1998:116
- Emydura macquarii dharra
Cann 1998:120
- Emydura macquarii gunabarra
Cann 1998:123
- Emydura macquarii dharuk
Cann 1998:126
E. m. emmotti Cann, McCord & Joseph-Ouni in Mc-Cord, Cann & Joseph-Ouni 2003
- Chelymys windorah Wells & Wellington 1985:8 (nomen nudum)
- Emydura macquarii emmotti Cann, McCord & Joseph-Ouni in McCord, Cann & Joseph-Ouni 2003:59
E. m. krefftii (Gray 1871)
- Chelymys krefftii Gray 1871b:366
- Chelymys victoriae marmorata
Gray 1872d:506
- Chelymys victoriae sulcata
Gray 1872d:506
E. m. nigra McCord, Cann & Joseph-Ouni 2003
- Tropicochelymys insularis Wells & Wellington 1985:9 (nomen nudum)
- Emydura macquarii nigra McCord, Cann & Joseph-Ouni 2003:59
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Emydura macquarii, also known as the Murray River turtle, Macquarie River turtle, eastern short-necked turtle, eastern short-neck turtle, and southern river turtle, is a species of freshwater turtle in the family Chelidae. Named after the Macquarie River of New South Wales, the turtle is a wide-ranging species that occurs throughout many of the rivers of the eastern half of Australia.