Wednesday, October 18, 2017

BROAD-SHELLED RIVER TURTLE

Photographed near Wellington, NSW, October 2017
37                BROAD-SHELLED RIVER TURTLE                    Chelodina (Macrochlodina) expansa

AUSTRALIAN TURTLES AND TORTOISES                   3

Also known as Broad-shelled Snake-necked Turtle. Distributed through Murray-Darling River system of s-e Australia; distinctive population in central and coastal Queensland. Inhabits permanent streams and waterholes throughout its range, essentially a river turtle.







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