Georges’ turtle
Myuchelys georgesi (Cann, 1997)
Status not recordedturtles and tortoises
The georges’ turtle (Myuchelys georgesi) is a species in the family Chelidae, order Testudines. Recorded adults live up to 26.5 years. Source checklists list it for 1 country: Australia.
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Quick facts about the georges’ turtle
- Weight
- up to 1.58 kgsrc for Weight
- Length
- up to 24 cmsrc for Length
- Lifespan
- 26.5 yearssrc for Lifespan
- Diet
- Omnivoresrc for Diet
- Longest recorded lifespan
- 29 years
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- Not recorded
- Egg incubation
- 69 dayssrc for Egg incubation
- Young per litter or clutch
- 15.5src for Young per litter or clutch
- Reproduction
- Eggssrc for Reproduction
- Lifestyle
- Aquaticsrc for Lifestyle
- Conservation status
- Not recorded
- Countries on record
- 1 countrysrc for Countries on record
Where does the georges’ turtle live?
Countries where Catalogue of Life checklists list the species. Many checklists carry no country data, so the list is often incomplete. It is not a range map.
The georges’ turtle is listed for 1 country.
- Listed
- Not listed
The same countries as a list
Why a country list is not a range map
Listed by: ReptileDB (scope: global), through the Catalogue of Life.
Is the georges’ turtle endangered?
No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.
How is the georges’ turtle classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classReptilia
- orderTestudines
- familyChelidae
- genusMyuchelys
- SpeciesMyuchelys georgesi (Cann, 1997)
Synonyms Elseya georgesi, Elseya latisternum georgesi, Wollumbinia georgesi
Other names and names in other languages (7)
- Bellinger river saw-shelled turtleEnglish
- Bellinger river Sawshelled turtleEnglish
- Bellinger river snapping turtleEnglish
- Bellinger river turtleEnglish
- Georges' snapping turtleEnglish
- krátkokrčka GeorgesovaCzech
- Bellinger-SchnappschildkröteGerman
Relatives of the georges’ turtle
Other species in the same genus Myuchelys.
CompareGeorges’ turtle vs Sawshelled turtleGeorges’ turtle vs Bell's turtleGeorges’ turtle vs Purvis’ turtle
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
Where does the georges’ turtle live?
Catalogue of Life checklists list the georges’ turtle for 1 country: Australia. Checklist coverage is uneven, so the true range may be wider.
How long does the georges’ turtle live?
The georges’ turtle has a recorded lifespan of 26.5 years.
What kind of animal is the georges’ turtle?
The georges’ turtle (Myuchelys georgesi) belongs to the family Chelidae in the order Testudines.
Sources and how to cite this page
Data as of 2026-11-14. How this page is put together.
- An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles · CC0 1.0 · E096-269
Myhrvold, N.P., Baldridge, E., Chan, B., Sivam, D., Freeman, D.L. & Ernest, S.K.M. (2015) An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles. Ecology 96: 3109. https://doi.org/10.1890/15-0846R.1. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.3563457.v1 - Catalogue of Life eXtended Release · CC BY 4.0 · 2026-10-16 XR
Catalogue of Life (2026). Catalogue of Life eXtended Release, version 2026-10-16 XR. Catalogue of Life Foundation, Amsterdam, Netherlands. https://doi.org/10.48580/dgzlf - ReptTraits: a comprehensive dataset of ecological traits in reptiles · CC BY 4.0 · v1-2
Oskyrko, O., Mi, C., Meiri, S. et al. (2024) ReptTraits: a comprehensive dataset of ecological traits in reptiles. Scientific Data 11: 243. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-024-03079-5. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.24572683.v4
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