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Turtle Species
Southwestern Snake-necked Turtle
Chelodina oblonga
- Scientific nameChelodina oblonga
- Japanese nameコウホソナガクビガメ
- FamilySnake-necked turtles (Chelidae)
- Longest recorded lifespan4 years
- LifestyleAquatic
- iNaturalist observations766
About this species
The oblong turtle (Chelodina oblonga), also known commonly as the narrow-breasted snake-necked turtle, southwestern snake-necked turtle, (western) long-neck(ed) turtle, and as yaakan or booyi in Noongar language, is a species of turtle in the family Chelidae. The species is endemic to the southwestern part of Western Australia.
Source: Wikipedia「Oblong turtle」 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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