Species
macquarii macquarii
Alternate name
Short-necked Turtle
Stronghold population
False
Regionally significant/rationale
False
Restricted distribution/rationale
False
Local distribution
Patchily distributed in permanent streams and ponds
Known location
Nerang, Southport, Currumbin Valley, Clagiraba, Mudgeeraba, Canungra, Currumbin
Other locality
Not much is known about this turtle on the Gold Coast, but it is probably common and widespread. It is the most common turtle in the streams around Brisbane.
General ecology
Slow-flowing streams, lagoons.
Habitat comment
In Brisbane it lives in degraded suburban streams, suggesting a high tolerance for degradation and pollution.
