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KREFFT'S RIVER TURTLE
Emydura macquarii krefftii
(Proposed new name Emydura krefftii)
NOTE THAT THE PROPOSED NEW NAMES ARE NOT IN USE

Found in Eastern QLD.

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TURTLES Tortoises Chelonii Testudines
Krefft's Turtle (Emydura macquarii krefftii) often has as a pale patch behind each eye.

It has been proposed that Krefft's Turtle regains its status as full species (Emydura krefftii) with subspecies, rather than a subspecies of the Macquarie (Short-Neck) Turtle Emydura macquarii

Common Name

Current Scientific Name in Use

Proposed New Scientific Name
(Not in Use)

Distribution

Krefft's River Turtle
(Status Uncertain)

Emydura macquarii krefftii

Emydura krefftii krefftii

Central Qld coastal rivers

Fraser Island Short-neck Turtle
(Status Uncertain)

Emydura macquarii nigra

Emydura krefftii nigra

Qld (Fraser Island) and possibly mainland adjacent to the island?

Brisbane Short-necked Turtle or Brisbane River Turtle
(Status Uncertain)


Emydura macquarii signata

Emydura krefftii signata

Qld (SE Qld rivers) NE NSW?

Krefft's River Turtle
Unnamed Subspecies
(Status Uncertain)

Emydura macquarii krefftii

Emydura krefftii sp.

Qld (NE Qld rivers)

Fraser Island Short-necked Turtle, was Emydura macquarii nigra now Emydura krefttii nigra
Fraser Island Short-necked Turtle, (Emydura macquarii nigra) (proposed new name is Emydura krefftii nigra)
Distribution:- Fraser Island, Qld

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Brisbane Short-necked Turtle or Brisbane River Turtle Emydura krefftii signata
Brisbane Short-necked Turtle or Brisbane River Turtle (Emydura macquarii signata)
(proposed new name is Emydura krefftii signata)


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