Description
Also known as Common Long-necked Turtle, Common Snake-necked Turtle, Eastern Snake-necked Turtle, Sideneck Turtle, Stinker.
Found in drainage ditches, and shallow rivers. Females usually larger than males.
They feed on crustaceans, small fish, frogs, insects, molluscs and worms.
Length - 28cm
Depth - In and out the water
Indo-West Pacific - South Eastern Australia
These turtles live in and out the water and can submerge for long periods of time.
They withdraw their necks into their shells sideways.
When threatened they emit an offensive smelling liquid form their musk glands. Ref: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eastern_long-necked_turtle
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