AROD > Reptiles / Testudines / Cheluidae / Emydura
River turtles
Emydura
- Bonaparte, 1836
Pronunciation: | EMM-ee-DUE-rah | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Etymology: | 'turtle-tail'. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Reproductive modes:
Oviparous - 4 out of 4 Australian species Size range: Smallest Australian species: painted turtle (Emydura subglobosa) at 25 cm Longest Australian species: Murray River turtle (Emydura macquarii) at up to 35 cm |
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Number of Australian species: | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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- Georges, A. & Thomson, S. (2010). Diversity of Australasian freshwater turtles, with an annotated synonymy and keys to species. Zootaxa, 2496:1-37. - search web for this article