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Eastern Long Necked Turtle Eastern Long Necked Turtle covered with weed growth. Often surface swims with the head above the surface but soon disappears when feeling threatened. Australia,Australian Turtle,Chelodina longicollis,Geotagged,Long Necked Eastern Click/tap to enlarge Country intro

Eastern Long Necked Turtle

Eastern Long Necked Turtle covered with weed growth. Often surface swims with the head above the surface but soon disappears when feeling threatened.

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The Eastern long neck turtle

The eastern long-necked turtle is an east Australian species of snake-necked turtle that inhabits a wide variety of water bodies and is an opportunistic feeder. It is a side-necked turtle, meaning that it bends its head sideways into its shell rather than pulling it directly back.

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Similar species: Turtles And Tortoises
Species identified by RDodd
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Uploaded May 3, 2014. Captured Sep 22, 2013 13:53 in Golden Highway, Dubbo NSW 2830, Australia.
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  • DSC-H100
  • f/5.8
  • 1/125s
  • ISO80
  • 94.5mm
Captured in the winter. More winter photos.