Chelodina longicollis
Eastern Long-necked Turtle at Acton, ACT
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| Chelodina longicollis | wombey | 28 Sep 2026 | |
| Chelodina longicollis | CarbonAI | 28 Sep 2026 | |
| Emydura macquarii | wombey | 6 Nov 2025 | |
| Unverified | VanceLawrence | 6 Nov 2025 |
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User's notes
5 present, but all save one dived before i had the phone out. shell length 20-30cm.
2 comments
6 Nov 2025
Difficult to tell from these images but the neck seems a little short for longicollis?
Location information
- Coordinates 149.114428-35.280722
- Altitude 605.0m
- Maps Australian National University Sullivans Creek, Acton ANU Garran Precinct
- Places Acton, ACT
Sighting information
- 5 Abundance
- 6 Nov 2025 01:19 PM Recorded on
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- VanceLawrence NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Chelodina longicollis Turtles Reptiles and Frogs
Species information
- Chelodina longicollis Scientific name
- Eastern Long-necked Turtle Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 899m Recorded at altitude
Record quality
Quality score
6 / 7
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