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REPTILE FACTS |
Description
The Red-bellied Short-necked Turtle has a reddish or pinkish underside to the shell. The carapace is variable in colour and can be brown, tan, grey or almost black. Juveniles have reddish edge to the carapace which fades as they mature. The upper jaw is pale yellowish. Subspecies include Emydura subglobosa worrelli (Diamond head turtle). and Emydura subglobosa angkibaanya (Jardine River turtle) from Cape York Peninsula, Queensland.
Other Names
Pink-bellied Short-necked Turtle, Jardine River turtle, Painted Short-necked Turtle
Size
up to 25 cm, females are larger than males
Habitat
rivers, lakes, lagoons
Food
insects, molluscs, small fish, and some plant matter
Breeding
The female lays a clutch of eggs in a nest on the bank above the water.
Range
far north on Northern Territory and Cape York Peninsula, Queensland. Also found in Papua New Guinea.
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: | subglobosa | | Common Name: | Red-bellied Short-necked Turtle |
Relatives in same Genus
Krefft's River Turtle (E. krefftii)
Murray River Turtle (E. macquarii)
Brisbane Short-necked Turtle (E. signata)
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