Order Testudines (Turtles)
Suborder Cryptodira (hidden- or S-necks)
Superfamily Trionychoidea
Family Carettochelyidae (Pignose Turtles)
Only one species belongs to this family, the pig-nosed turtle, Carettochelys insculpta.
Appearance: Forelimbs flipperlike, shell ovoid, high-domed, and covered by
a heavy, rugose skin. The head ends in a thick, snorkellike snout (name!).
Distribution: Southern New Guinea and northern Australia.
Habitat: aquatic: rivers, lakes
Size: 55 cm carapax length (max.)
Food: omnivorous but seems to prefer plant matter like fruit, seeds, roots, leaves etc.
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