---
title: "Breitrand-Spitzkopfschildkröte"
description: "Emydura macquarii — Reptilien. 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."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/de/animal/eastern-short-necked-turtle
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Breitrand-Spitzkopfschildkröte

> Emydura macquarii — Reptilien. 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.

- Scientific name: *Emydura macquarii*
- Category: `reptiles` (Reptilien)
- Habitats: `freshwater` (See & Fluss)
- iNaturalist observations: 7483
- Wikidata: [Q1063950](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1063950)
- iNaturalist taxon: [99882](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/99882)

## Names

- en: Eastern Short-necked Turtle
- de: Breitrand-Spitzkopfschildkröte
- es: Tortuga del Murray
- fr: Tortue du Murray
- nl: Macquarischildpad
- pl: Emydura Murraya

## Countries with the most observations

AU (6487)

## Summary

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.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emydura_macquarii

## Photo

![Breitrand-Spitzkopfschildkröte](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/eastern-short-necked-turtle/medium.jpg)

Photo: Joshua S. Martin · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/140730213

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/eastern-short-necked-turtle?lang=de` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).