The Mary River turtle has adapted to life underwater after splitting from all other living turtle lineages more than 18 million years ago. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn ...

Aussie reptile expert John Cann couldn’t figure out the turtle’s species or origin for years—until he saw one in its only native habitat, the Mary River in Queensland. That was just the ...

The Mary River turtle, native to Queensland, Australia, has the unusual ability to breathe underwater through specialized glands in its cloaca – a posterior opening for excretion and reproduction.

A Mary River Turtle looks on in Queensland, Australia, in this 2008 photo obtained from social media. Chris Van Wyk/via REUTERS Mary River (Elusor macrurus), a bizarre turtle that breathes with ...

A routine survey confirms conservationists' hope that the apex predator will take care of its pest fish problems when big ...

Along with the Madagascar blind snake and the dwarf gecko, the Mary River turtle is one of 100 types of reptiles that are teetering on the edge of extinction. Each animal has been assigned a ...

In the 1960s and ’70s, thousands of turtle eggs were harvested from the banks of the Mary River and hatched in captivity. The hatchlings were sold as “penny turtles” throughout the country.

Unbeknownst to the Mary river turtle, the Australian species has been labelled a punk. Perhaps it's the little green mohawk, made of algae strands that grow on its body, or the novel fact that it ...

In the 1960s and ’70s, thousands of turtle eggs were harvested from the banks of the Mary River and hatched in captivity. The hatchlings were sold as “penny turtles” throughout the country. Back then, ...

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The Mary River turtle, native to Queensland, Australia, has the unusual ability to breathe underwater through specialized glands in its cloaca – a posterior opening for excretion and reproduction.

Along with the Madagascar blind snake and the dwarf gecko, the Mary River turtle is one of 100 types of reptiles that are teetering on the edge of extinction. Each animal has been assigned a ...