Macquarie River Turtle

About

Emydura macquarii, also known as the Murray River turtle, Macquarie River turtle, eastern short-necked turtle, eastern short-neck turtle, and southern river turtle, is a species of freshwater turtle in the family Chelidae. Named after the Macquarie River of New South Wales, the turtle is a wide-ranging species that occurs throughout many of the rivers of the eastern half of Australia.

How to spot it

Real occurrence confirmed near Belair National Park (Atlas of Living Australia, 2025) — no separate physical description was available on Wikipedia for this species, see the source link for more.

Documented on these trails

Found in

• Belair National Park — Adelaide, the Hills & Fleurieu Peninsula hikes