Australian Snake-necked Turtle
Chelodina longicollis
Also known as Australia Snake Neck Turtle
- Where to see one
- 3 U.S. zoos in our directory hold australian snake-necked turtle, confirmed against each zoo's own animal list.
Conservation status
Not Evaluated
This species has not been assessed for the IUCN Red List, so it sits outside the threat scale entirely.
About the australian snake-necked turtle
The eastern long-necked turtle, also called the common snake-necked turtle, is a freshwater turtle found across southeastern Australia and north to the Fitzroy River in Queensland. It is a side-necked turtle, bending its head sideways into its shell. The carapace is usually black or brown, and the narrow neck reaches about 60% of carapace length. It lives in a wide variety of water bodies and is an opportunistic carnivore eating insects, worms, tadpoles, frogs, small fish, crustaceans and carrion. Threatened turtles release an offensive-smelling fluid from musk glands, earning it the nickname stinker.
Australian Snake-necked Turtle facts
- In 2023, one was found overwintering in a pool frozen for 15 days, the first documented pleurodire turtle to overwinter under ice.
- Females take 10 years to reach maturity.
- Turtles feeding on dead fish after a fish kill return oxygen to a river far faster than natural decomposition does.
- Females lay two to ten eggs in the banks of the water body, in one to three clutches a year.
Where to see australian snake-necked turtle in the U.S.
3 zoos across 3 states
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