Hunter River Short-necked Turtle
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Hunter River Short-necked Turtle

Emydura macquarii

Endemic
5–10% · Rare
overall probability at Blue Mountains National Park
9 Verified records at Blue Mountains National Park
January Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

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. Wikipedia →

5–10% of wildlife watchers report a Hunter River Short-necked Turtle sighting in Blue Mountains National Park, based on 9 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Blue Mountains National Park

Common Snake-necked Turtle
Endemic

Common Snake-necked Turtle

☀️ Diurnal Reptile

Chelodina longicollis

10–20% · With luck
Northern Australian Snapping Turtle
Endemic

Northern Australian Snapping Turtle

☀️ Diurnal Reptile

Myuchelys latisternum

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

5–10
Jan
5–10
Feb
5–10
Mar
<5
Apr
<5
May
<5
Jun
<5
Jul
<5
Aug
<5
Sep
5–10
Oct
5–10
Nov
5–10
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Royal National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
10–20%
2 Blue Mountains National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
5–10%
3 Lamington National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Hunter River Short-necked Turtle in Blue Mountains National Park?

About 5% of wildlife watchers report a Hunter River Short-necked Turtle sighting in Blue Mountains National Park, based on 9 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Hunter River Short-necked Turtle in Blue Mountains National Park?

January has the highest sighting rate for Hunter River Short-necked Turtle in Blue Mountains National Park in our monthly data.

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