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Basic information
Chelodina longicollis
Common Snake-necked Turtle
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassReptiles
OrderTerrapins
FamilyAustro-American Side-necked Turtles
GenusAustralasian Snake-necked Turtles
- Czech name
- Dlouhokrčka australská
- English name
- Common Snake-necked Turtle
- Alternative names
- Eastern Long-necked Turtle, Eastern Snake-necked Turtle, Glattrücken-Schlangenhalsschildkröte
- Synonyms
- Emys longicollis, Chelodina novae-hollandiae, Chelodina sulcata, Chelodina sulcifera, Testudo longicollis
Distribution and environment
- Biome
- Forest, Freshwater, Swamp, Temporary aquatic, Valley
- Microhabitat
- Terrestrial
Size and appearance
- Body mass
- ~2,903.2 g
Biological characteristics
- Longevity
- ~37 years
- Activity
- Diurnal
- Diet
- Arthropods, Carnivorous scavenger, Carrion, Fish, Insectivore, Insects, Invertivore, Marine invertebrates, Piscivore, Zooplankton
Reproduction and development
- Reproductive mode
- Oviparous
Information sources
- Biological data sources
- Catalogue of Life, eol traitbank
- Original documentation
- Catalogue of Life · 5XQY4 · COL26.10
- Original documentation
- eol traitbank · eol-2b1a6945e807cb8f26a5d28f00d1aab20ae38efbd77156a3c75f0e40e77d