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Eastern long-necked turtle

Chelodina longicollis

The Eastern long-necked turtle is a special turtle with a very long neck! It loves to swim and can often be found in rivers and ponds, poking its head out of the water to breathe.

Lebensraum: Wetlands

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The Eastern long-necked turtle has a distinctive very long, snake-like neck and a flattened, oval-shaped shell. Its shell is typically dark olive to brown, while its underside is pale cream to yellow. Its long neck is key to distinguishing it from other freshwater turtles.

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Eastern long-necked turtle
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Eastern long-necked turtle

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Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

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Interessante Fakten

Some turtles, like this one, can breathe underwater by absorbing oxygen through their bum (cloaca)!

Their long, snake-like neck can be nearly as long as their shell itself!

They can "play dead" by going completely limp and even releasing a stinky fluid!

Unlike most turtles, they can't pull their head into their shell; they fold it sideways!

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Neck Grab

The Eastern long-necked turtle can rapidly extend its long neck to snatch unsuspecting fish or tadpoles because of its flexible vertebrae.

Fähigkeit

Smelly Defense

Eastern long-necked turtles can release a foul-smelling liquid from glands near their legs that helps them deter predators.

Fähigkeit

Camouflage Shell

Eastern long-necked turtles have a flattened, textured shell that helps them blend perfectly with muddy riverbeds and aquatic plants.

Maße und Details

Länge
18-25 cm
Gewicht
0.5-1.5 kg
Lebenserwartung
20-30 Jahre
Top Speed
5 km/h
Schwimmgeschwindigkeit
4 km/h
Gelegegröße
8-20
Brutzeit
70-130 Tage

Ernährung und Fütterung

This carnivorous turtle mostly ambushes and eats small aquatic animals like insects, tadpoles, and fish.

Altersunterschiede: Juveniles may consume a higher proportion of aquatic insect larvae and smaller invertebrates.

Hauptnahrung

  • Aquatic insects
  • Tadpoles
  • Small fish
  • Crustaceans

Nahrungssuche

  • Ambush

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

eaten by

Red Fox

Vulpes vulpes

Foxes prey on turtle eggs and hatchlings.

eaten by

White-faced Heron

Ardea novaehollandiae

Herons may catch juvenile turtles in shallow water.

eats

Mosquito Fish

Gambusia holbrooki

Turtles actively hunt and consume these small fish.

eats

Striped Marsh Frog

Limnodynastes peronii

Turtle preys on tadpoles of this common frog.

eats

Common Yabby

Cherax destructor

Turtles forage for and consume these freshwater crustaceans.

Merkmale

Auch bekannt als

Australian long-necked turtleLong-necked turtle

Sammlungen

Sicherheit

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Always watch turtles from a distance and don't try to touch them in the wild.

Häufig gestellte Fragen

Was ist der/die/das länge von Eastern long-necked turtle?

18-25 cm

Was ist der/die/das gewicht von Eastern long-necked turtle?

0.5-1.5 kg

Was ist der/die/das lebenserwartung von Eastern long-necked turtle?

20-30 Jahre

Was ist der/die/das top Speed von Eastern long-necked turtle?

5 km/h

Was frisst Eastern long-necked turtle?

This carnivorous turtle mostly ambushes and eats small aquatic animals like insects, tadpoles, and fish.

Was ist der/die/das schwimmgeschwindigkeit von Eastern long-necked turtle?

4 km/h

Wo findet man Eastern long-necked turtle normalerweise?

Wetlands

Wie jagt Eastern long-necked turtle?

Ambush

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