Macquarie Turtle at Kiah, NSW
Identification history
| Emydura macquarii | 8 Aug 2019 | PatrickCampbell | ||
| Unidentified | 7 Aug 2019 | jimm |
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An unusual, out-of-range sighting of Emydura macquarii. Identify confirmed by Dr Murray at the Australian Museum, Sydney.
3 comments
PatrickCampbell
wrote:
9 Aug 2019
I agree with Dr Murray that these animals are surely Emydura macquarii and well out of the species natural range.
This the second non-local native species (the other a Shingleback) sighted recently in this area, suggesting that these animals have been relocated/released and it looks like the turtles have established a wild population, judging by the half dozen specimens basking on the log in the photograph.
This the second non-local native species (the other a Shingleback) sighted recently in this area, suggesting that these animals have been relocated/released and it looks like the turtles have established a wild population, judging by the half dozen specimens basking on the log in the photograph.
PatrickCampbell
wrote:
10 Aug 2019
Thanks Max (good idea) and Paul. It's an interesting theory and one which I hadn't considered but I suppose it's possible.
PatrickCampbell
wrote:
10 Aug 2019
If you ever happen to get the opportunity to measure the carapace length of an aged or mature adult, it may give an indication as to which subspecies the population originates from. John Cann's book 'Australian Freshwater Turtles' published in 1998 gives detailed descriptions of all subspecies of Emydura macquarii and may be used to get an idea as to where these turtles originally came from.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.860785-37.159779
- Places Kiah, NSW
Sighting information
- 4 - 15 Abundance
- 18 Dec 2018 11:52 AM Recorded on
- jimm Recorded by
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Collections
Reptiles and Frogs Turtles jimm South Coast NatureMapr
Species information
- Emydura macquarii Scientific name
- Macquarie Turtle Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Non-local native
- Minor weed or pest
- Up to 794m Recorded at altitude
- 56 images trained Machine learning
