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Fisher has or used to have 31 threatened animals within its boundaries. One of them is me, the Mary River Turtle.
We took care to attach appropriate images that are as close to representative of each species as our resources and the availability of images allowed. However, we could not ensure perfect accuracy in every case. Some images show species that share the same genus but not at the species or subspecies level.
Mary River Turtle
Elusor macrurus
Status: Endangered
The Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act) lists threatened species under six categories:
Extinct, Extinct in the wild, Critically Endangered, Endangered, Vulnerable, Conservation dependent. Read more about these categories
Elusor macrurus is found across 4 electorates.
The Mary River Tortoise is dark brown, rusty red-brown to almost black above, with a greyish underbody, a broadly oval shell with a median notch, and a moderately sized plastron which is about twice as long as broad. The plastron may be cream to yellow, the skin of the inguinal areas pinkish-white, and the dorsal skin grey, suffused with pink on the transverse lamellae scales. The species also has pointed tubercles on the neck. Unlike most Australian freshwater turtles, males are larger than females. Females grow to 34 cm long, and males to 42 cm long. The shells of females are wider at the front than at the back, and the shells of males are narrow and straight-sided. Tails of males are very long and laterally compressed. The carapace of adult males is generally longer than 35 cm, and the tail is longer than 7 cm. This species displays physiological features that allow for cloacal respiration. It has large hind feet, and is a fast swimmer.¹
Explore more about this species on the Atlas of Living Australia
Habitat loss, fragmentation and degradation
Explore more about the threats facing species on our Resources page.
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- Allocasuarina thalassoscopica (Allocasuarina thalassoscopica)
- Hairy-joint Grass (Arthraxon hispidus)
- Three-leaved Bosistoa (Bosistoa transversa)
- Cossinia (Cossinia australiana)
- Stinking Cryptocarya (Cryptocarya foetida)
- Leafless Tongue-orchid (Cryptostylis hunteriana)
- Small-leaved Tamarind (Diploglottis campbellii)
- Velvet Hopbush (Dodonaea rupicola)
- Swamp Stringybark (Eucalyptus conglomerata)
- Mount Beerwah Mallee (Eucalyptus kabiana)
- Ball Nut (Floydia praealta)
- Veiny Graptophyllum (Graptophyllum reticulatum)
- Coochin Hills Grevillea (Grevillea hodgei)
- Macadamia Nut (Macadamia integrifolia)
- Small-fruited Queensland Nut (Macadamia ternifolia)
- Rough-shelled Bush Nut (Macadamia tetraphylla)
- Lesser Swamp-orchid (Phaius australis)
- Shiny-leaved Condoo (Planchonella eerwah)
- Nightcap Plectranthus (Plectranthus nitidus)
- Plectranthus torrenticola (Plectranthus torrenticola)
- Wallum Leek-orchid (Prasophyllum wallum)
- Scrub Turpentine (Rhodamnia rubescens)
- Native Guava (Rhodomyrtus psidioides)
- Romnalda strobilacea (Romnalda strobilacea)
- Quassia (Samadera bidwillii)
- Ravine Orchid (Sarcochilus fitzgeraldii)
- Smooth-bark Rose Apple (Syzygium hodgkinsoniae)
- Glossy Spice Bush (Triunia robusta)
- Zieria bifida (Zieria bifida)
- Banished Stink Bush (Zieria exsul)
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