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| Photographed at Mackay Botanic Gardens, Mackay, Queensland, December 2017 |
66 MURRAY RIVER TURTLE Emydura macquarii
AUSTRALIAN TURTLES 6
Also known as Murray River Tortoise, Macquarie Turtle and Murray Short Neck Turtle. Found throughout rivers of eastern Australia, though primarily in the Murray River basin. It is infected with the flatworm Choanocotyle elegans.
multi tasking shot - bird and reptile in one shot - and a rare turtle action shot
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