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Manning River Saw-shelled Turtle (Myuchelys purvisi)Observer
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Photo by me from Wiki Commons that has been used here. Added the data for the specimen as an observation
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Common Snapping Turtle (Chelydra serpentina)Observer
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large animal had been hit by car was being released back to wild after recuperating.
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Florida Softshell Turtle (Apalone ferox)Observer
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rescued Florida Sofshell, was hit by car. Local animal to CRI
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Pig-nosed Turtle (Carettochelys insculpta)Observer
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Collecting Carettochelys insculpta eggs for research 1996
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White-throated Snapping Turtle (Elseya albagula)Observer
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Adding this photo for interest. Yes its me in 2004, but more importantly this is the holotype of Elseya albagula, which now resides in the Queensland Museum. The locality added for this specimen is the type locality of the species. Photo was taken by my co-author in the description Arthur Georges.
Photos / Sounds
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Northern Snake-necked Turtle (Chelodina rugosa)Observer
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Captured this species at Oolloo Crossing during field work on the Daly River
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Victoria Short-necked Turtle (Emydura victoriae)Observer
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one of the three Emydura species caught in synpatry for first time in Daly River
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Worrell's Short-necked Turtle (Emydura subglobosa ssp. worrelli)Observer
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One of the three Emydura species caught for first time in sympatry.
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Northern Yellow-faced Turtle (Emydura tanybaraga)Observer
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One of the specimens caught the first time all three Emydura's were caught in the Daly River at the same time.