Mary River turtle: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the Mary River turtle lives – recorded in 1 country, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Elusor macrurus
Group	Turtles & tortoises
Status	Endangered (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	1 country
Continents	Oceania
Class	Reptile
Order	Testudines
Family	Chelidae

Where does the Mary River turtle live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the Mary River turtle in 1 country or territory across Oceania.

Australia

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the Mary River turtle endangered?

The Mary River turtle’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Endangered” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the Mary River turtle?

The Mary River turtle (Elusor macrurus) is a reptile in the order Testudines and the family Chelidae, genus Elusor. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the Mary River turtle

The Mary River turtle (Elusor macrurus) is an endangered species of short-necked turtle in the family Chelidae. The species is endemic to the Mary River in south-east Queensland, Australia. Although this turtle was known to inhabit the Mary River for nearly 30 years, it was not until 1994 that it was recognised as a new species. There has been a dramatic decrease in its population due to low reproduction rates and an increase of depredation on nests.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Mary River turtle (revision 1377210113), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q305970 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).