Carettochelys insculpta | 台北市立動物園資訊網

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 ... Read More

The pig-nosed turtle is the sole surviving member of its entire family, Carettochelyidae, and sits alone on a branch of the tree of life reaching back around 140 ... Read More

The Fly River turtle is sometimes called the pig-nosed turtle, because its unique head has a large, fleshy nose. This snout allows the turtle to breathe at the surface ... Read More

Overview. These reptiles are aptly named; they have a fleshy, protruding snout with nostrils at the front. The pig-nosed turtle's carapace (shell) and limbs are ... Read More

The pig-nosed turtle - named for its porcine snout – is especially appealing to pet traders because of its “uniqueness”, explains Chng: “They are ... Read More

Little is known about the mating habits of pig-nosed turtles, but given the evidence for multiple paternity and observed polygyny in several turtle species, it seems ... Read More

2014年10月31日 — Its name is the pig-nosed turtle (Carettochelys insculpta), native to the freshwater rivers, streams and lagoons of the Northern Territory in ... Read More

Fly River turtle (pig-nosed turtle) ... Fly River turtles or pig-nose turtles are aptly named because the olive grey head ends in a blunt snout with two wrinkly nostrils. Read More

Carettochelys insculpta (Pig Nose Turtle) is a species of turtles in the family Pig-​nosed Turtles. They are listed in cites appendix ii. They are associated with ... Read More