Pig-nosed Turtle (species: Carettochelys insculpta) in taxonomy (Gaia Guide)
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Carettochelys insculpta
Pig-nosed Turtle


©James F. Parham: Pig-nosed Turtle (Carettochelys insculpta)

©Christoph Würbel: Pig-nosed Turtle (Carettochelys insculpta)

©Wally Gobetz: Pig-nosed Turtle (Carettochelys insculpta)

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Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Reptilia
Order Testudines
Family Carettochelyidae
Genus Carettochelys
Species Carettochelys insculpta
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Distinguishing features

Distinguishing features still need to be specified.

Size

  • Up to 70 cm (Carapace length)

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Distribution


©Atlas of Living Australia: Australian distribution

Distribution and habitat preferences

The turtle is native to freshwater streams, lagoons and rivers of the Northern Territory of Australia, as well as to the island of New Guinea, where it is believed to occur in all the larger, and some smaller, southward-flowing rivers. (Wikipedia)

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