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Australasian Short-necked Turtles

Emydura

1 species in our catalog · found in 2 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassTestudines
FamilyChelidae (Austro-American Side-necked Turtles)
GenusEmydura (Australasian Short-necked Turtles)

Species in this group

Endemic

Emydura macquarii

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~10%

Jan

~20%

Feb

~30%

Mar

~10%

Apr

~10%

May

<5%

Jun

<5%

Jul

<5%

Aug

~30%

Sep

~30%

Oct

~30%

Nov

~20%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Australasian Short-necked Turtles

Warmer areas are where this group is recorded most often. Shaded: the known ranges of its 4 species, darker where more of them overlap (GARD, Roll et al. 2017 & Caetano et al. 2022). Our parks Our cities In captivity: 27 zoos & centres

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Royal National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 1	~20%
	Hunter River Short-necked Turtle			~20%
2	Blue Mountains National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 1	~10%
	Hunter River Short-necked Turtle			~10%

Cities Ranked

#	City	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Brisbane	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 1	~30%
	Hunter River Short-necked Turtle			~30%
2	Sydney	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 1	~10%
	Hunter River Short-necked Turtle			~10%
3	Melbourne	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 1	~10%
	Hunter River Short-necked Turtle			~10%

Zoos & Centres Where Found

#	Zoo / Centre	Country
1	Oklahoma City Zoo and Botanical Garden	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
2	Brevard Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
3	Taronga Zoo	🇦🇺 Australia	In captivity
4	Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary	🇦🇺 Australia	In captivity
5	Melbourne Zoo	🇦🇺 Australia	In captivity
6	Lone Pine Koala Sanctuary	🇦🇺 Australia	In captivity
7	Hartley’s Crocodile Adventures	🇦🇺 Australia	In captivity
8	Reserva Zoológica Oasys MiniHollywood	🇪🇸 Spain	In captivity
9	Billabong Sanctuary	🇦🇺 Australia	In captivity
10	Adelaide Zoo	🇦🇺 Australia	In captivity
11	Reptile Gardens	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
12	Australian Reptile Park	🇦🇺 Australia	In captivity
13	Rainforestation Nature Park	🇦🇺 Australia	In captivity
14	Featherdale Sydney Wildlife Park	🇦🇺 Australia	In captivity
15	Ipswich Nature Centre	🇦🇺 Australia	In captivity
16	Melbourne Aquarium	🇦🇺 Australia	In captivity
17	Sea Life Sydney Aquarium	🇦🇺 Australia	In captivity
18	Cairns Aquarium	🇦🇺 Australia	In captivity
19	Wild Life Sydney	🇦🇺 Australia	In captivity
20	National Aquarium	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
21	Birdworld Kuranda	🇦🇺 Australia	In captivity
22	Kuranda Koala Gardens	🇦🇺 Australia	In captivity
23	Greater Cleveland Aquarium	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
24	Manly Sea Life Sanctuary	🇦🇺 Australia	In captivity
25	Reef HQ	🇦🇺 Australia	In captivity
26	The Lair	🇦🇺 Australia	In captivity
27	Warrawong Wildlife Sanctuary	🇦🇺 Australia	In captivity

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Australasian Short-necked Turtles

Species in this group

Hunter River Short-necked Turtle

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Australasian Short-necked Turtles

Parks Ranked

Cities Ranked

Zoos & Centres Where Found