Pig-nosed Turtle (Carettochelys insculpta) Familie: Pig-nosed Turtles (Carettochelyidae) Orden: Turtles (Testudines)

Other names:  Pitted-shell Turtle, New Guinea Plateless River Turtle, Fly River Turtle. Size:  60-70 cm. Distribution:  S. New Guinea and N. Australia (Northern Territory). Noter:  The Pig-nosed Turtle is the only member of its family. References: Iverson, J.B. 1992. A revised checklist with distribution maps of the turtles of the world. Richmond, Indiana. 363 pp. Wilson, S. & Swan, G. 2003. A complete guide to reptiles of Australia. Reed New Holland, Sydney. 480 pp. Text & layout: Rune Midtgaard

Gallery Home The Pig-nosed Turtle is an almost completely aquatic turtle. Only when it lays eggs, it crawls onto land. The eggs hatch when the rainy season sets in and the nest is flooded. © Rune Midtgaard.