Chelodina longicollis

Eastern Long-neck Turtle

The Eastern Long-neck Turtle is one of a large and diverse group of long-neck, snake-neck or ‘side-necked’ turtles. When it feels threatened, this turtle will emit an offensive smelling fluid from its musk glands. This trait gives the turtle one of its other common names, ‘stinker’.

The Eastern Long-neck Turtle is carnivorous, eating a variety of animals, including insects, worms, tadpoles, frogs, small fish crustaceans and molluscs. Its shell may grow up to 25cm in length.

Distribution: It is common throughout the region, particular at lower altitudes.

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Species information

• Chelodina longicollis Scientific name
• Eastern Long-neck Turtle Common name
• Not Sensitive
• Local Native
• Non-Invasive
• 136.8m to 899m Recorded at altitude

Location information

• Maps

  Mount Ainslie Tidbinbilla Nature Reserve Pine Island to Point Hut Gigerline Nature Reserve Mulanggari Grasslands Jerrabomberra Wetlands Namadgi National Park The Pinnacle Uriarra Recreation Reserve Woodstock Nature Reserve Bullen Range Callum Brae Aranda Bushland Mount Taylor Lower Molonglo Urambi Hills Percival Hill Mulligans Flat Crace Grasslands Stony Creek Cotter Reserve Point Hut to Tharwa Lower Cotter Catchment Australian National University Stirling Park Molonglo River Park Gordon Pond Stranger Pond Isabella Pond Lake Tuggeranong Lake Ginninderra West Belconnen Pond Yerrabi Pond Sth Tablelands Ecosystem Park Fadden Hills Pond Commonwealth & Kings Parks Dickson Wetland Umbagong District Park Lake Burley Griffin Central/East Lake Burley Griffin West Wandiyali-Environa Conservation Area Illilanga & Baroona Googong Foreshore Rugosa at Yass River Cotter Reservoir Googong Reservoir TEST ONLY - test 2 City Renewal Authority Area

• Places

  Watson, ACT Paddys River, ACT Symonston, ACT Wallaroo, NSW Majura, ACT Gordon, ACT Stromlo, ACT Coree, ACT Throsby, ACT Jerrabomberra, NSW Moncrieff, ACT Googong, NSW Campbell, ACT Yarralumla, ACT Winifred, NSW Gundaroo, NSW Yass River, NSW Murrumbateman, NSW Fyshwick, ACT Michelago, NSW Latham, ACT Carwoola, NSW Queanbeyan East, NSW Bungendore, NSW Melba, ACT Oallen, NSW Kambah, ACT Canberra, ACT Fadden, ACT Tharwa, ACT Tennent, ACT Parkes, ACT Gungahlin, ACT Forde, ACT Lyneham, ACT Yarrow, NSW Curtin, ACT Sutton, NSW Belconnen, ACT Mitchell, ACT Wamboin, NSW Bywong, NSW Franklin, ACT Dickson, ACT Greenway, ACT Hume, ACT Harrison, ACT Springrange, NSW Amaroo, ACT Giralang, ACT Monash, ACT Environa, NSW Dunlop, ACT Lake George, NSW Bowning, NSW Molonglo Valley, ACT Phillip, ACT Urila, NSW Via Macgregor, NSW Tuggeranong DC, ACT Lower Boro, NSW

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