The White Throated Snapping Turtle (Elseya albagula) is one of the largest species of Chelid Turtles in the world growing to approximately 45 cm carapace length. The species is endemic to south-eastern Queensland, Australia found in the Burnett, Mary and Fitzroy River Drainages. This species is entirely aquatic, rarely coming ashore and is chiefly herbivorous feeding on the fruits and buds of riparian vegetation, algae's and large aquatic plants.