Emydura victoriae
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| name = Red-faced turtle
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| genus = Emydura
| species = victoriae
| authority = (Gray, 1842)<ref name=gray1842>Gray, J.E. (1842). "Description of some hitherto unrecorded species of Australian reptiles and batrachians". pp 51-57. In: Gray, J.E. Zoological Miscellaney. London: Treuttel, Wurtz and Co.</ref>
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}}Emydura victoriae, also known commonly as the red-faced turtle, Victoria short-necked turtle and Victoria River turtle, is a species of medium-sized aquatic turtle in the family Chelidae. The species inhabits rivers, streams and permanent water bodies across much of northern Australia. Etymology
The specific name, victoriae, refers to the Victoria River (Northern Territory). Taxonomy
The species E. victiriae has a disrupted nomenclatural history. For many years it appeared in the literature as Emydura australis (Gray 1841: 445) however in 1983 this name was synonymised with Emydura macquarii, incorrectly according to Iverson et al. 2001. Since this time the species has been known as Emydura victoriae this name too has nomenclatural issues and it is possible the names may eventually be reversed again. Synonymy

Hydraspis victoriae Gray 1842:55
Chelymys victoriae Gray 1872:21
Chelymys victoriae Baur 1888:419
Chelymys victoriae Baur 1889
Emydura victoriae Worrell 1964:17
Tropicochelymys victoriae — Wells & Wellington, 1985: 9
Emydura victoriae King & Burke 1989
Emydura victoriae Georges 1996
Emydura victoria Cann, 1997: 28  (ex errore)
Emydura victoriae Cogger 2000: 199
Emydura victoriae Georges & Thomson 2010
Emydura victoriae Kehlmaier et al. 2019
Emydura victoriae TTWG 2021

References

Emydura
Reptiles described in 1842
Taxa named by John Edward Gray
Turtles of Australia