Pig-nosed turtle
Carettochelys insculpta
EndangeredPhoto: Mattia Nocciola · CC BY-SA 4.0
Reptileomnivore
The pig-nose turtle is a unique reptile found in northern Australia and southern New Guinea. It's the last living member of its family, with only distant softshell turtle cousins left.
- Its nose looks like a pig's snout, giving it its name.
- This turtle lives in freshwater rivers and swamps.
- Its shell has a pitted texture unlike most turtles.
FreshwaterWetlandAustralia
Read more on WikipediaAt a glance
- Classification
- Reptile
- Scientific name
- Carettochelys insculpta
- Habitat
- Freshwater, Wetland
- Regions in this directory
- Australia
- Diet
- omnivore
- Relative size
- medium
- IUCN Red List
- Endangered (EN)