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Genus Emydura Bonaparte, 1836

 

Distribution

States

New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia, Victoria, Western Australia


IBRA and IMCRA regions (map not available)

IBRA

NSW, NT, Qld, SA, Vic: Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Einasleigh Uplands (EIU) ; NSW, Qld, SA, Vic: Australian Alps (AA), Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Broken Hill Complex (BHC), Central Mackay Coast (CMC), Cobar Peneplain (CP), Desert Uplands (DEU), Darling Riverine Plains (DRP), Flinders Lofty Block (FLB), Kanmantoo (KAN), Murray Darling Depression (MDD), Mulga Lands (ML), Nandewar (NAN), New England Tablelands (NET), NSW North Coast (NNC), NSW South Western Slopes (NSS), Riverina (RIV), Sydney Basin (SB), South East Corner (SEC), South Eastern Highlands (SEH), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Victorian Midlands (VM), Wet Tropics (WT) ; NT, Qld: Arnhem Coast (ARC), Arnhem Plateau (ARP), Central Arnhem (CA), Gulf Fall and Uplands (GFU), Gulf Coastal (GUC), Gulf Plains (GUP), Mount Isa Inlier (MII), Tiwi Cobourg (TIW) ; NT, Qld, WA: Daly Basin (DAB), Darwin Coastal (DAC), Ord Victoria Plain (OVP), Pine Creek (PCK), Victoria Bonaparte (VB) ; NT, WA: Central Kimberley (CK), Dampierland (DL), Northern Kimberley (NK)

ID Keys

Key to Emydura species from Georges & Thomson 2010

1 - Triturating surfaces of maxillary sheath simple, not expanded to form a crushing plate on the roof of the mouth; length of mandibular symphysis in adults approximately equal to the horizontal diameter of the tympanum; postocular stripe absent, or if present, cream, yellow through to bright salmon, fading with age; iris with or without leading and trailing dark spots -
.............................................................................................................................................................................................................2
-. Triturating surfaces of maxillary sheath expanded, meeting medially to form a crushing plate on the roof of the mouth; length of mandibular symphysis in adults about 1.5 times the horizontal diameter of the tympanum; postocular stripe typically bright red, fading with age; iris without leading and trailing dark spots ; macrocephaly in adults common -
............................................................................................................................................................................................................victoriae
2. Triturating surfaces of the maxillary and mandibular sheaths unremarkable, borders of the triturating surfaces of the maxillary sheath approximately parallel for their full length; facial stripe present or absent; if present, varies in colour from cream, yellow, pink or bright salmon -
............................................................................................................................................................................................................3
-. Moderate medial expansion of the triturating surfaces of the maxillary sheath; post-ocular stripe universally yellow (fading in older individuals); carapace commonly with distinct rugations in adult individuals; macrocephaly uncommon -
...........................................................................................................................................................................................................tanybaraga
3 - Iris with leading and trailing dark spots; prominent facial stripe extending from the tympanum through the upper eyelid to the tip of the nose -
...........................................................................................................................................................................................................subglobosa
- Iris with leading and trailing dark spots; facial stripe present or absent, if present as a cream or yellow post-ocular stripe -
...........................................................................................................................................................................................................macquarii

 

History of changes

Note that this list may be incomplete for dates prior to September 2013.
Published As part of group Action Date Action Type Compiler(s)
31-Oct-2018 CHELIDAE 28-Aug-2018 MODIFIED
09-Aug-2012 19-Mar-2013 MODIFIED
29-Apr-2011 15-Mar-2012 MODIFIED
08-Mar-2011 08-Mar-2011 MODIFIED
12-Feb-2010 (import)