The Fraser Island short-necked turtle is found only on Fraser Island off Australia's eastern coast. This is the world's largest sand island with a length of 124 km and a width of 24 km at it's maximum. The turtles live in numerous fresh water lakes on the island.
Biogeographic Regions: australian (Native )
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Bibliographic Citation: Burns, N. 1999. "Emydura krefftii" (On-line), Animal Diversity Web. Accessed April 27, 2013 at
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