Pig-nosed turtle
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| Pig-nosed turtle | |
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| A young individual in captivity in Slovakia. | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Sauropsida |
| Order: | Testudines |
| Suborder: | Cryptodira |
| Superfamily: | Trionychia |
| Family: | Carettochelyidae |
| Subfamily: | Carettochelyinae |
| Genus: | Carettochelys |
| Species: | C. insculpta |
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| Carettochelys insculpta Ramsay, 1886 |
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The pig-nosed turtle (Carettochelys insculpta), also known as the pitted-shelled turtle or Fly River turtle, is a species of turtle native to northern Australia and southern New Guinea.
Description [change]
The Pig-nosed turtle is a very large freshwater turtle, with a shell length of 60-70 centimetres. It is grey to greyish brown in colour on the upper surface, and white to yellow in colour on the lower surface. It has broad paddle-like flippers, each with two claws. Its shell is covered by a soft-pitted skin, instead of the hard scutes that cover the shells of most turtles.
