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COOPER CREEK TURTLE
Emmott’s Short-necked Turtle
Emydura macquarii emmotti
Distribution:- SA, Qld (Lake Eyre Basin)

Emmott’s Short-necked Turtle Emydura macquarii ssp. emmotti
Emmott’s Short-necked Turtle Emydura macquarii emmotti
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* Macquarie Turtle or Common Short-necked Turtle Emydura macquarii macquarii Emydura macquarii NSW, ACT, SA, Vic
Murray-Darling Basin
Cooper Creek Turtle
 		Emydura macquarii emmotti
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SA, Qld (Lake Eyre Basin)
* Krefft's River Turtle
Emydura macquarii krefftii Emydura krefftii (Central coastal Qld)
* Fraser Island Short-neck Turtle
 Emydura macquarii nigra
Emydura nigra
 		Qld (Fraser Island)



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TURTLES Tortoises Chelonii Testudines

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