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Northern Yellow-faced Turtle
Emydura tanybaraga
- Worldwide
- 178 observations
- Group
- Reptiles
About
The yellow-faced turtle, (Emydura tanybaraga Cann, 1997) is a medium-sized aquatic turtle inhabiting rivers, streams and permanent water bodies across much of northern Australia.
Summary from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Recent sightings near Cairns
Research-grade observations within 25 km, newest first.
- Feb 28, 2026Greenslopes St at Centenary Lakes, Edge Hill QLD 4870, AustraliaObserver: Lucky CaseyView observation from Feb 28, 2026 on iNaturalist
- Jan 28, 2026Cairns QLD, AustraliaObserver: Laurie LivingView observation from Jan 28, 2026 on iNaturalist
- Dec 13, 20255JJR+6Q, Kuranda QLD 4881, AustraliaObserver: marco chuView observation from Dec 13, 2025 on iNaturalist
- Dec 23, 2024Hickory Rd, Kuranda, QLD, AUObserver: David SkellyView observation from Dec 23, 2024 on iNaturalist
- Nov 25, 2022Kuranda QLD 4881, AustraliaObserver: Mark HuraView observation from Nov 25, 2022 on iNaturalist
- Nov 25, 2022Kuranda QLD 4881, AustraliaObserver: Mark HuraView observation from Nov 25, 2022 on iNaturalist