Home - Taxonomy - Geography - Biodiversity - Literature - Purchase RepFocus Recent updates Citation: Midtgaard, Rune. RepFocus - A Survey of the Reptiles of the World. (www.repfocus.dk). Latest update: April 1st, 2024. Taxonomy of the family Chelidae Bibliography of the genus Emydura Biodiversity of the family Chelidae Genus Emydura Australian Short-necked Turtles Spitzkopf-Schlangenhalsschildkröten Australske Halsvendere 1836 Emydura Bonaparte (type species: Hydraspis macquarrii Gray 1831) 1844 Chelymys Gray (type species: Hydraspis macquarrii Gray 1831; syn. Fritz & Havas 2006) 1871 Euchelymys Gray (type species: Emydura sulcifera Gray 1871; syn. Fritz & Havas 2006) 1985 Tropicochelymys Wells & Wellington (type species: Hydraspis victoriae Gray 1842; syn. Fritz & Havas 2006) Contents: 5 species, of which 4 (80.0%) are endemic. Endemism: 0% 100% Remarks: McDowell (1983) regarded Elseya as a synonym of Emydura. Distribution: Australia, E. Malay Archipelago. Reported from: Australia (New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland [incl. Fraser Island], South Australia, Victoria, Western Australia), Indonesia (Western New Guinea), Papua New Guinea (Eastern New Guinea). Emydura australis Northern Red-faced Turtle, Northwest Red-faced Turtle, Victoria River Short-necked Turtle, Northern Territory Short-necked Turtle, Red-faced Short-necked Turtle Nördliche Rotkopf-Schildkröte Nordlig Rødhovedet Halsvender 1841 Hydraspis australis Gray Emydura australis Boulenger 1889 1842 Hydraspis victoriae Gray (syn. Kehlmaier, Fritz & Kuchling 2024) Chelymys victoriae Gray 1872 Emydura victoriae Worrell 1964 Tropicochelymys victoriae Wells & Wellington 1985 Remarks: Previously referred to as victoriae. Distribution: Australia (Northern Territory, Western Australia). Emydura australis © Rune Midtgaard Emydura gunaleni Kais Short-necked Turtle, (Gunalen's Short-necked Turtle) Kais-Kurzhals-Schildkröte Kais-halsvender 2019 Emydura gunaleni Smales, McCord, Cann & Joseph-Ouni Distribution: Indonesia (Western New Guinea). Emydura macquarii Eastern Short-necked Turtle, Southern River Turtle, Murray River Turtle, Murray Short-necked Turtle, Murray Turtle Östliche Kurzhals-Schildkröte Østaustralsk Halsvender 1831 Chelys macquarii Gray Hydraspis macquarrii [lapsus] Gray 1831 Emydura macquarii Ogilby 1905 Chelymys macquarii Wells & Wellington 1984 1835 Platemys macquaria [emendation] Duméril & Bibron Chelymys macquaria Gray 1844 Emydura macquaria Strauch 1905 1871 Chelymys krefftii Gray Emydura krefftii Boulenger 1889 Emydura australis krefftii Mertens 1969 Emydura macquarrii krefftii Blackmore 1969 Tropicochelymys krefftii Wells & Wellington 1985 1871 Emydura sulcifera Gray (Fritz & Havas 2006) 1872 Chelymys victoriae var. marmorata Gray (Fritz & Havas 2006) 1872 Chelymys victoriae var. sulcata Gray (Fritz & Havas 2006) 1932 Emydura signata Ahl Emydura macquarrii signata Wermuth & Mertens 1977 Chelymys signata Wells & Wellington 1984 Emydura macquarii signata Cann 1998 1985 Chelymys cooki Wells & Wellington [nomen nudum] (Fritz & Havas 2006) Emydura cooki Iverson, Thomson & Georges 2001 1985 Chelymys windorah Wells & Wellington [nomen nudum] (Fritz & Havas 2006) 1985 Chelymys joncanni Wells & Wellington [nomen nudum] (Fritz & Havas 2006) Emydura joncanni Iverson, Thomson & Georges 2001 1985 Tropicochelymys insularis Wells & Wellington [nomen nudum] (Fritz & Havas 2006) Emydura insularis Iverson, Thomson & Georges 2001 1998 Emydura macquarii binjing Cann 1998 Emydura macquarii dharra Cann 1998 Emydura macquarii dharuk Cann 1998 Emydura macquarii gunabarra Cann 2003 Emydura macquarii emmotti Cann, McCord & Joseph-Ouni in McCord, Cann & Joseph-Ouni 2003 Emydura macquarii nigra McCord, Cann & Joseph-Ouni Emydura nigra Joseph-Ouni 2003 Other common names: binjing: Clarence River Turtle dharra: Macleay River Turtle dharuk: Sydney Basin Turtle emmotti: Cooper Creek Turtle, Emmott's Short-necked Turtle gunabarra: Hunter River Turtle krefftii: Krefft's River Turtle, Krefft's Short-necked Turtle macquarii: Macquarie River Turtle, Murray River Turtle nigra: Fraser Island Turtle, Fraser Island Short-necked Turtle signata: Brisbane Short-necked Turtle, Brisbane River Turtle Remarks: The subspecies krefftii and signata were previously regarded as a separate species (e.g., Wermuth & Mertens 1977 [krefftii]; Iverson 1992 [both taxa]). Most recent publications has treated them as a subspecies or synonyms of macquarii (e.g., Cann 1998; Cann & Georges in Ettling & Becker 2001; Swan, Shea & Sadlier 2004; Fritz & Havas 2006; Wilson 2006; Georges & Thompson 2010). Distribution: Australia (New South Wales, Queensland [incl. Fraser Island], South Australia, Victoria). Emydura macquarii © Rune Midtgaard Emydura subglobosa Red-bellied Short-necked Turtle, Australian Painted Turtle, Painted Side-necked Turtle, Red-flushed River Turtle Rotbäuchige Kurzhals-Schildkröte Rødbuget Halsvender 1876 Euchelymys subglobosa Krefft Emydura subglobosa Boulenger 1888 Emydura australis subglobosa Mertens 1969 Emydura macquarrii subglobosa Blackmore 1969 Chelymys subglobosa Wells & Wellington 1984 Tropicochelymys subglobosa Wells & Wellington 1985 1888 Emydura albertisii Boulenger (Fritz & Havas 2006) Emydura australis albertisii Mertens 1969 1985 Tropicochelymys goodei Wells & Wellington [nomen nudum] (Fritz & Havas 2006) Emydura goodei Iverson, Thomson & Georges 2001 1985 Tropicochelymys worrelli Wells & Wellington Emydura worrelli Cann 1998 Emydura subglobosa worrelli Georges & Adams 1996 Other common names: subglobosa: Papuan Red-bellied Short-necked Turtle, Papuan Painted Turtle, Jardine River Turtle worrelli: Diamond-head Turtle, Worrell’s Turtle, Worrell’s Short-necked Turtle Remarks: Previously regarded as a synonym of australis (now a synonym of macquarii) (e.g., Wermuth & Mertens 1977). Distribution: Australia (Northern Territory, Queensland), Indonesia (Western New Guinea), Papua New Guinea (Eastern New Guinea). Emydura subglobosa © Rune Midtgaard Emydura tanybaraga Northern Yellow-faced Turtle, Yellow-faced Short-necked Turtle, Tanybaraga Turtle Nördliche Gelbkopf-Schildkröte Nordlig Gulhovedet Halsvender 1997 Emydura tanybaraga Cann Emydura subglobosa tanybaraga Artner 2008 Distribution: Australia (Northern Territory, Queensland). Emydura tanybaraga © Rune Midtgaard