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Oblong Turtle

Chelodina oblonga

Photo by StevenSpragg
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

This poor little guy was found wandering along a gravel path. He was safely returned to the nearest lake

Species ID Suggestions

Narrow-breasted snake-necked turtle

Chelodina (Macrodiremys) colliei

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Comments (5)
ScottThomson2
The nomenclature of this species has changed considerably recently. Due to a decision by the ICZN the name Chelodina oblongs now belongs to the Northern Long Neck.
KarenL
Congrats Steven, your turtle is featured in the Project Noah blog! http://blog.projectnoah.org/post/51159971456/tour-of-the-turtle-world-part-1
KarenL
Adorable! I can see it might have a problem retracting that big head into such a small shell!

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PublishedSeptember 2, 2011

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