Australasian pig-nose turtle

English

Australasian pig-nose turtles

Noun

Australasian pig-nose turtle (plural Australasian pig-nose turtles)

Carettochelys insculpta, a species of soft-shelled turtle native to freshwater streams, lagoons and rivers of the Northern Territory of Australia and of southern New Guinea.

Synonyms

(Carettochelys insculpta): Fly River turtle, pig-nosed turtle, pitted-shelled turtle, plateless turtle, pig-nose turtle

References

pig-nosed turtle on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Carettochelys insculpta on Wikispecies.Wikispecies

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