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Mary River Turtle

Elusor macrurus

Photo by Kate Russo
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

An endangered short neck turtle that resides in the Mary River. Can attain a carapace length of up to 480mm. Being a male, when this turtle is fully grown his tail will be about two thirds the length of his carapace.

Habitat:

Prefer deeper waters.

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