Emydura victoriae
Species of turtle
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Emydura victoriae, also known commonly as the red-faced turtle, Victoria short-necked turtle and Victoria River turtle, is a species of medium-sized aquatic turtle in the family Chelidae. The species inhabits rivers, streams and permanent water bodies across much of northern Australia.
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Testudines |
| Suborder: | Pleurodira |
| Family: | Chelidae |
| Genus: | Emydura |
| Species: | E. victoriae |
| Binomial name | |
| Emydura victoriae | |
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Etymology
The specific name, victoriae, refers to the Victoria River (Northern Territory).[5]
Taxonomy
The species E. victiriae has a disrupted nomenclatural history. For many years it appeared in the literature as Emydura australis (Gray 1841: 445)[6] however in 1983 this name was synonymised with Emydura macquarii, incorrectly according to Iverson et al. 2001.[7] Since this time the species has been known as Emydura victoriae this name too has nomenclatural issues[7] and it is possible the names may eventually be reversed again.
Synonymy
- Hydraspis victoriae Gray 1842:55
- Chelymys victoriae Gray 1872:21
- Chelymys victoriae Baur 1888:419
- Chelymys victoriae Baur 1889
- Emydura victoriae Worrell 1964:17
- Tropicochelymys victoriae — Wells & Wellington, 1985: 9
- Emydura victoriae King & Burke 1989
- Emydura victoriae Georges 1996
- Emydura victoria Cann, 1997: 28 (ex errore)
- Emydura victoriae Cogger 2000: 199
- Emydura victoriae Georges & Thomson 2010
- Emydura victoriae Kehlmaier et al. 2019
- Emydura victoriae TTWG 2021
