Western swamp turtle
| Western swamp turtle | |
|---|---|
| Pseudemydura umbrina, Western swamp tortoise | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Testudines |
| Suborder: | Pleurodira |
| Family: | Chelidae |
| Subfamily: | Pseudemydurinae Gaffney, 1977 |
| Genus: | Pseudemydura Seibenrock, 1901 |
| Species: | P. umbrina |
| Binomial name | |
| Pseudemydura umbrina (Seibenrock, 1901) | |
| Synonyms | |
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The western swamp turtle or western swamp tortoise (Pseudemydura umbrina) is a critically endangered species of freshwater turtle endemic to a small portion of Western Australia. It is the only member of the genus Pseudemydura in the monotypic subfamily Pseudemydurinae.
It is the sister taxon to the subfamily Chelodininae. As a consequence of the greatly altered habitat in the area in which it occurs near Perth, Western Australia, it exists in small fragmented populations, making the species critically endangered.