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Emydura
''Emydura'', also known commonly as the Australian short-necked turtles, is a genus of turtles in the family Chelidae. The genus was paraphyletic with '' Elseya''. Consequently, it was split into two genera '' Myuchelys'' and ''Elseya'' by Thomson and Georges in 2009.Thomson, S. & Georges, A. (2009) ''Myuchelys'' gen. nov. —a new genus for ''Elseya latisternum'' and related forms of Australian freshwater turtle (Testudines: Pleurodira: Chelidae) Zootaxa 2053: 32–42. Turtles of the genus ''Emydura'' can grow quite large, or more is not unusual, and have a life span of around 20–30 years. They generally do not hibernate as their warmer climate lets them remain active all year round; they also spend more time in the water than other turtles. They are considered omnivorous but rely on a constant supply of meat to remain healthy, feeding on basically anything that will fit into their mouth. They are characterised by a white stripe starting at the nose and leading down the nec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emydura Macquarii
''Emydura macquarii'', also known as the Murray River turtle, Macquarie River turtle, eastern short-necked turtle, eastern short-neck turtle, and southern river turtle, is a species of freshwater turtle Turtles are reptiles of the order (biology), order Testudines, characterized by a special turtle shell, shell developed mainly from their ribs. Modern turtles are divided into two major groups, the Pleurodira (side necked turtles) and Crypt ... in the Family (biology), family Chelidae. Named after the Macquarie River of New South Wales, the turtle is a wide-ranging species that occurs throughout many of the rivers of the eastern half of Australia. Etymology and taxonomy The Genus, generic name, ''Emydura'', is derived from the Greek ''emys'' (freshwater turtle) and the Greek ''oura'' (tail), Latinized to ''ura''. Its grammatical gender is feminine. The Specific name (zoology), specific epithet, ''macquarii'', refers to the turtle's type locality: the Macquarie River. It ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emydura
''Emydura'', also known commonly as the Australian short-necked turtles, is a genus of turtles in the family Chelidae. The genus was paraphyletic with '' Elseya''. Consequently, it was split into two genera '' Myuchelys'' and ''Elseya'' by Thomson and Georges in 2009.Thomson, S. & Georges, A. (2009) ''Myuchelys'' gen. nov. —a new genus for ''Elseya latisternum'' and related forms of Australian freshwater turtle (Testudines: Pleurodira: Chelidae) Zootaxa 2053: 32–42. Turtles of the genus ''Emydura'' can grow quite large, or more is not unusual, and have a life span of around 20–30 years. They generally do not hibernate as their warmer climate lets them remain active all year round; they also spend more time in the water than other turtles. They are considered omnivorous but rely on a constant supply of meat to remain healthy, feeding on basically anything that will fit into their mouth. They are characterised by a white stripe starting at the nose and leading down the nec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emydura Subglobosa
''Emydura'', also known commonly as the Australian short-necked turtles, is a genus of turtles in the family Chelidae. The genus was paraphyletic with ''Elseya''. Consequently, it was split into two genera ''Myuchelys'' and ''Elseya'' by Thomson and Georges in 2009.Thomson, S. & Georges, A. (2009) ''Myuchelys'' gen. nov. —a new genus for ''Elseya latisternum'' and related forms of Australian freshwater turtle (Testudines: Pleurodira: Chelidae) Zootaxa 2053: 32–42. Turtles of the genus ''Emydura'' can grow quite large, or more is not unusual, and have a life span of around 20–30 years. They generally do not hibernate as their warmer climate lets them remain active all year round; they also spend more time in the water than other turtles. They are considered omnivorous but rely on a constant supply of meat to remain healthy, feeding on basically anything that will fit into their mouth. They are characterised by a white stripe starting at the nose and leading down the neck, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emydura Victoriae
''Emydura victoriae'', also known commonly as the red-faced turtle, Victoria short-necked turtle and Victoria River turtle, is a species of medium-sized aquatic turtle in the family Chelidae. The species inhabits rivers, streams and permanent water bodies across much of northern Australia. Etymology The specific name, ''victoriae'', refers to the Victoria River (Northern Territory).Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). ''The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles''. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. . (''Emydura victoriae'', p. 275). Taxonomy The species ''E. victiriae'' has a disrupted nomenclatural history. For many years it appeared in the literature as ''Emydura australis'' (Gray 1841: 445)Gray, John Edward (1841). "A catalogue of the species of reptiles and amphibia hitherto described as inhabiting Australia, with a description of some new species from Western Australia, and some remarks on their geographical distribution". ''In'': Grey, G. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emydura Tanybaraga
The northern yellow-faced turtle (''Emydura tanybaraga'') is a species of medium-sized aquatic turtle in the family Chelidae. It inhabits slow-flowing rivers, streams, billabongs and paperbark swamps across much of northern Australia. Description ''E. tanybaraga'' has a great morphological variation between different locations; adults are very similar in appearance to '' E. subglobosa''. A light yellow band runs from the eye to just above the tympanum. Another band extends from the angle of the mouth along the neck. The eye has dark markings through the iris at the level of the pupil. The carapace of juveniles is pear-shaped and becomes oval in adults. It is light brown to dark brown in color, with a yellow or white rim. The posterior rim is smooth, without serrations. The longest carapace recorded is 285 mm. The plastron is tapered towards the rear with lobes at both ends turned up making the adult turtle look deeper. It is bone colored, occasionally with traces of pink. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emydura Gunaleni
''Emydura gunaleni'' is a species of Australasian short-necked turtle that is endemic to New Guinea. The specific epithet ''gunaleni'' honours Danny Gunalen, who was instrumental in recognising the distinctive nature of the species and in procuring specimens. Distribution The species occurs in Western New Guinea Western New Guinea, also known as Papua, Indonesian New Guinea, and Indonesian Papua, is the western half of the island of New Guinea, formerly Dutch and granted to Indonesia in 1962. Given the island is alternatively named Papua, the region .... The type locality is the Kais River in South Sorong Regency. References gunaleni Turtles of New Guinea Reptiles of Western New Guinea Reptiles described in 2019 {{Turtle-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emydura Australis
''Emydura australis'', the northern red-faced turtle, is a medium-sized aquatic turtle inhabiting rivers, streams and permanent water bodies across much of northern Australia.Kehlmaier, C., Zhang, X., Georges, A., Campbell, P.D., Thomson, S., & Fritz, U. 2019. Mitogenomics of historical type specimens of Australasian turtles: clarification of taxonomic confusion and old mitochondrial introgression. Scientific Reports (2019) 9:5841 , https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-42310-x References australis Reptiles described in 1841 Turtles of Australia {{Turtle-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chelidae
Chelidae is one of three living families of the turtle suborder Pleurodira, and are commonly called Austro-South American side-neck turtles. The family is distributed in Australia, New Guinea, parts of Indonesia, and throughout most of South America. It is a large family of turtles with a significant fossil history dating back to the Cretaceous. The family is entirely Gondwanan in origin, with no members found outside Gondwana, either in the present day or as a fossil.Georges, A. & Thomson, S. (2006). "Evolution and Zoogeography of Australian freshwater turtles". In: Merrick, J. R.; Archer, M.; Hickey, G. & Lee, M. (eds.) ''Evolution and Zoogeography of Australasian Vertebrates''. Sydney: Australia. Description Like all pleurodirous turtles, the chelids withdraw their necks sideways into their shells, differing from cryptodires that fold their necks in the vertical plane. They are all highly aquatic species with webbed feet and the capacity to stay submerged for long periods of t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elseya
''Elseya'' is a genus of large side-necked turtles, commonly known as Australian snapping turtles, in the family Chelidae. Species in the genus ''Elseya'' are found in river systems in northern and northeastern Australia and throughout the river systems of New Guinea.Thomson S, Georges A, Limpus C (2006). "A New Species of Freshwater Turtle in the Genus ''Elseya'' (Testudines: Chelidae) from Central Coastal Queensland, Australia". '' Chelon. Conserv. Biol.'' 5 (1): 74–86PDF fulltext They are identified by the presence of alveolar ridges on the triturating surfaces of the mouth and the presence of a complex bridge strut.Thomson S, White A, Georges A (1997). "Re-Evaluation of ''Emydura lavarackorum'': Identification of a Living Fossil". ''Memoirs of the Queensland Museum'' 42 (1): 327–336. The Australian snapping turtles are largely herbivorous, with specialized mouth structures for eating fruits. However, they will eat animal products if opportunity arises. The various speci ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Myuchelys
The ''Myuchelys'' is a genus of turtles, the Australian saw-shelled turtles, in the family Chelidae and subfamily Chelodininae. They inhabit the headwaters and tributaries of rivers within their range and this led to the name ''Myuchelys'', which is formed from the Aboriginal word ''myuna'' meaning clear water and the Greek ''chelys'' meaning turtle. They have a short neck and the intergular scute completely separates the gular scutes. They have no alveolar ridge separating them from the snapping turtles of the genus '' Elseya''. Species The genus currently contains these cryptic small species of freshwater turtles, endemic to eastern and northern Australia: * '' Myuchelys bellii'', Namoi River snapping turtle Gray, 1844Gray, J. E. 1844. ''Catalogue of the Tortoises, Crocodiles and Amphibaenians in the Collection of the British Museum''. London. Edward Newman. 80pp. * '' Myuchelys georgesi'', Bellinger River snapping turtle Cann, 1997Cann, J. 1998a. Georges short-neck turtle. '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Turtle
Turtles are reptiles of the order (biology), order Testudines, characterized by a special turtle shell, shell developed mainly from their ribs. Modern turtles are divided into two major groups, the Pleurodira (side necked turtles) and Cryptodira (hidden necked turtles), which differ in the way the head retracts. There are 360 living and recently extinct species of turtles, including land-dwelling tortoises and freshwater terrapins. They are found on most continents, some islands and, in the case of sea turtles, much of the ocean. Like other Amniote, amniotes (reptiles, birds, and mammals) they breathe air and do not lay eggs underwater, although many species live in or around water. Turtle shells are made mostly of bone; the upper part is the domed Turtle shell#Carapace, carapace, while the underside is the flatter plastron or belly-plate. Its outer surface is covered in scale (anatomy), scales made of keratin, the material of hair, horns, and claws. The carapace bones deve ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
