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Basic information
Chelodina rugosa
Narrow-breasted Snake-necked Turtle
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassReptiles
OrderTerrapins
FamilyAustro-American Side-necked Turtles
GenusAustralasian Snake-necked Turtles
- Czech name
- Dlouhokrčka drsná
- English name
- Narrow-breasted Snake-necked Turtle
- Alternative names
- Narrow-breasted Snake-necked Turtle), North Australian Snake-necked Turtle, Northern Australian snake-necked turtle, Northern Australian snakeneck turtle, Northern Long-necked Turtle, Northern Snake-necked Turtle, OBLONG TURTLE, Siebenrock’s Snake-necked Turtle, SOUTHWESTERN LONG-NECKED TURTLE
- Synonyms
- Chelodina intergularis, Chelodina siebenrocki
Distribution and environment
- Biome
- Wetland
- Microhabitat
- Aquatic, Terrestrial
Size and appearance
- Body mass
- max 5,356 g
Biological characteristics
- Diet
- Carnivore
- Foraging mode
- Active
- Body temperature
- ~30 °C
Reproduction and development
- Reproductive mode
- Oviparous
- Clutch size
- ~12 individuals
- Sex determination
- Genetic sex determination
- Egg length
- ~20 mm
- Egg width
- ~15 mm
Health and safety
- Venomous
- No
Information sources
- Biological data sources
- Catalogue of Life, ReptTraits
- Original documentation
- Catalogue of Life · 87WDQ · COL26.10
- Original documentation
- ReptTraits · figshare-v4