Macrochelodina rugosa (Ogilby, 1890)
Northern Snake-Necked Turtle
(includes former Chelodina siebenrocki)
Macrochelodina rugosa is distributed in Northern Australia (Northern Territory and Queensland). It also occurs in southern New Guinea west of the Fly river and on certain islands in the Torres strait and in the neighbouring southern part of Irian Jaya.
The oblong carapace is dark brown or almost black. The turtle reaches almost 30cm and has a yellow to light brown Plastron. Head and neck are grey to brown on top and cream-colored on the bottom.
The typical habitat of Macrochelodina rugosa are tidal areas of small streams, swamps, marshes and offshore islands.
Macrochelodina rugosa is a species that is known to deposit the eggs under water (underwater nesting)
Northern Snake-Necked Turtle
(includes former Chelodina siebenrocki)
Macrochelodina rugosa is distributed in Northern Australia (Northern Territory and Queensland). It also occurs in southern New Guinea west of the Fly river and on certain islands in the Torres strait and in the neighbouring southern part of Irian Jaya.
The oblong carapace is dark brown or almost black. The turtle reaches almost 30cm and has a yellow to light brown Plastron. Head and neck are grey to brown on top and cream-colored on the bottom.
The typical habitat of Macrochelodina rugosa are tidal areas of small streams, swamps, marshes and offshore islands.
Macrochelodina rugosa is a species that is known to deposit the eggs under water (underwater nesting)
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Net-like head pattern of M. rugosa | ||||||||