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Emydura macquarii

Emydura macquarii (Macquarie Turtle)

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The Macquarie or Murray River Turtle is a wide-ranging species that occurs throughout many of the rivers of the eastern half of Australia. It is found primarily in the Murray River Basin and all its major tributaries, along with a number of coastal rivers up the New South Wales Coast. Its shell may grow up to 30cm in length. Vulnerable in Victoria.

Emydura macquarii is listed in the following regions:

Canberra & Southern Tablelands  |  Albury, Wodonga  |  South Coast  |  Greater Sydney  |  Central West NSW  |  Far West New South Wales  |  New South Wales North Coast  |  Greater Brisbane  |  South West Queensland  |  Central Queensland  |  South East South Australia

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Emydura macquarii (Macquarie Turtle) at South Albury, NSW - 24 Feb 2025 by PaulF
PaulF
Emydura macquarii (Macquarie Turtle) at Belvoir Park - 8 May 2024 by TAW
TAW
Emydura macquarii (Macquarie Turtle) at Albury - 20 Nov 2023 by AlburyCityEnviros
AlburyCityEnviros
Emydura macquarii (Macquarie Turtle) at Horseshoe Lagoon and West Albury Wetlands - 11 Nov 2023 by Petesteamer
Petesteamer
Emydura macquarii (Macquarie Turtle) at West Albury, NSW - 8 May 2022 by KylieWaldon
KylieWaldon
Emydura macquarii (Macquarie Turtle) at West Albury, NSW - 20 Feb 2022 by KylieWaldon
KylieWaldon
Emydura macquarii (Macquarie Turtle) at Springdale Heights, NSW - 1 Sep 2021 by PaulF
PaulF
Emydura macquarii (Macquarie Turtle) at - 8 Feb 2021 by PaulF
PaulF
Emydura macquarii (Macquarie Turtle) at Albury - 25 Jan 2021 by KylieWaldon
KylieWaldon
Emydura macquarii (Macquarie Turtle) at Springdale Heights, NSW - 10 Oct 2020 by PaulF
PaulF
Emydura macquarii (Macquarie Turtle) at Wodonga - 6 Jan 2019 by KylieWaldon
KylieWaldon
Emydura macquarii (Macquarie Turtle) at South Albury, NSW - 24 Feb 2025 by PaulF
Emydura macquarii (Macquarie Turtle) at Belvoir Park - 8 May 2024 by TAW
Emydura macquarii (Macquarie Turtle) at Albury - 20 Nov 2023 by AlburyCityEnviros
Emydura macquarii (Macquarie Turtle) at Horseshoe Lagoon and West Albury Wetlands - 11 Nov 2023 by Petesteamer
Emydura macquarii (Macquarie Turtle) at West Albury, NSW - 8 May 2022 by KylieWaldon
Emydura macquarii (Macquarie Turtle) at West Albury, NSW - 20 Feb 2022 by KylieWaldon
Emydura macquarii (Macquarie Turtle) at Springdale Heights, NSW - 1 Sep 2021 by PaulF
Emydura macquarii (Macquarie Turtle) at - 8 Feb 2021 by PaulF
Emydura macquarii (Macquarie Turtle) at Albury - 25 Jan 2021 by KylieWaldon
Emydura macquarii (Macquarie Turtle) at Springdale Heights, NSW - 10 Oct 2020 by PaulF
Emydura macquarii (Macquarie Turtle) at Wodonga - 6 Jan 2019 by KylieWaldon
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Species information

  • Emydura macquarii Scientific name
  • Macquarie Turtle Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Very rare / threatened
  • Non-invasive or negligible
  • Up to 794m Recorded at altitude
  • 63 images trained Machine learning

Location information

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