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REPTILE FACTS |
Description
Krefft's River Turtle is a freshwater turtle from Queensland. The shell is oblong shaped and greenish brown or dark brown above, and pale underneath. The head has a distinctive pale yellow stripe extending from the eye to the ear.
Other Names
Krefft's Short-necked Turtle
Size
males grow to about 11 cm in length, females grow to about 15 cm
Habitat
rivers, swamps lagoons. They bask on rocks and logs
Food
aquatic insects and larvae, crustaceans, small fish, also some carrion. Adult turtles also eat plants and fruit
Breeding
The female lays a clutch of up to 16 white eggs in a nest near the water.
Range
eastern Queensland
Credits:
Map is from Atlas of Living Australia website at https://biocache.ala.org.au licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.
Classification
| Class: | Reptilia | | Order: | Testudines | | Family: | Chelidae | | Genus: | Emydura | | Species: | krefftii | | Common Name: | Krefft's River Turtle |
Relatives in same Genus
Murray River Turtle (E. macquarii)
Brisbane Short-necked Turtle (E. signata)
Red-bellied Short-necked Turtle (E. subglobosa)
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