Genus

Australian Saw-shelled Turtles

Myuchelys

1 species in our catalog · found in 3 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassTestudines
FamilyChelidae (Austro-American Side-necked Turtles)
GenusMyuchelys (Australian Saw-shelled Turtles)

Species in this group

Endemic

Myuchelys latisternum

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~20%

Jan

~20%

Feb

~20%

Mar

~20%

Apr

~10%

May

~20%

Jun

~10%

Jul

~10%

Aug

~20%

Sep

~10%

Oct

~30%

Nov

~30%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Australian Saw-shelled Turtles

Warmer areas are where this group is recorded most often. Shaded: the known ranges of its 2 species, darker where more of them overlap (GARD, Roll et al. 2017 & Caetano et al. 2022). Our parks Our cities In captivity: 15 zoos & centres

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Daintree National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 1	~30%
	Northern Australian Snapping Turtle			~30%
2	Lamington National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 1	~10%
	Northern Australian Snapping Turtle			~10%
3	Springbrook National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 1	~10%
	Northern Australian Snapping Turtle			~10%

Cities Ranked

#	City	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Brisbane	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 1	~20%
	Northern Australian Snapping Turtle			~20%
2	Sydney	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 1	<5%
	Northern Australian Snapping Turtle			<5%

Zoos & Centres Where Found

#	Zoo / Centre	Country
1	National Zoological Park	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
2	Australia Zoo	🇦🇺 Australia	In captivity
3	Columbus Zoo and Aquarium	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
4	Bronx Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
5	Wilhelma	🇩🇪 Germany	In captivity
6	Lone Pine Koala Sanctuary	🇦🇺 Australia	In captivity
7	Nikolaev Zoo	🇺🇦 Ukraine	In captivity
8	Akron Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
9	Hartley’s Crocodile Adventures	🇦🇺 Australia	In captivity
10	Sea Life Sydney Aquarium	🇦🇺 Australia	In captivity
11	Alexandra Park Zoo	🇦🇺 Australia	In captivity
12	Wild Life Sydney	🇦🇺 Australia	In captivity
13	Birdworld Kuranda	🇦🇺 Australia	In captivity
14	Kuranda Koala Gardens	🇦🇺 Australia	In captivity
15	Manly Sea Life Sanctuary	🇦🇺 Australia	In captivity

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Australian Saw-shelled Turtles

Species in this group

Northern Australian Snapping Turtle

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Australian Saw-shelled Turtles

Parks Ranked

Cities Ranked

Zoos & Centres Where Found