Taxonavigation
Taxonavigation: Chelidoidea |
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Superregnum: Eukaryota |
Familia: Chelidae
Subfamilia: Chelodininae
Genus: Elusor
Species: E. macrurus
Name
- Elusor macrurus Cann and Legler, 1994
- Type locality: Mary River, 45.5 km south and 21.0 km west of Maryborough, Queensland, Australia (25o58'S, 152o30'E).
- Holotype: QM J51275
References
- Cann, J. and Legler, J.M. 1994. The Mary River Tortoise: A New Genus and Species of Short-necked Chelid from Queensland, Australia (Testudines: Pleurodira). Chelonian Conservation and Biology 1(2):81–96.
- Georges, A. & Thomson, S. 2010. Diversity of Australasian freshwater turtles, with an annotated synonymy and keys to species. Zootaxa 2496: 1–37. Preview PDF Reference page.
Vernacular names
Deutsch: Mary-River-Schildkröte
English: Mary River turtle