LONG-NECKED TORTOISE

30                LONG-NECKED TORTOISE                Chelodina longicollis

AUSTRALIAN TURTLES AND TORTOISES              1

Also known as Eastern Snake-necked Turtle. Found in coastal and inland waters and wetlands of eastern continental Australia, from se SA, to eastern Queensland; introduced into Tasmania. Typically in swamps, oxbow lakes, billabongs or slow-moving rivers. Feeds on variety of aquatic organisms.