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The western swamp turtle or western swamp tortoise (Pseudemydura umbrina) is a critically endangered species of freshwater turtle endemic to a small portion of Western Australia. [4] [5] It is the only member of the genus Pseudemydura in the monotypic subfamily Pseudemydurinae. [6] It is the sister taxon to the subfamily Chelodininae.
The smaller members of the family include the Macleay River turtle (Emydura macquarii) at around 16 cm, [5] twist-necked turtle (Platemys platycephala) at 18 cm and the western swamp turtle (Pseudemydura umbrina) at 15 cm, whereas the larger species such as the mata mata (Chelus fimbriata) and the white-throated snapping turtle (Elseya albagula ...
The western swamp turtle aestivates to survive hot summers in the ephemeral swamps it lives in. It buries itself in various media which change depending on location and available substrates. [ 14 ] Because the species is critically endangered, the Perth Zoo began a conservation and breeding program for it.
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Western swamp turtle This page was last edited on 12 October 2019, at 16:55 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 ...
Genus Platemys - twist-necked turtle; Genus Pseudemydura - western swamp turtle; Genus Ranacephala - Hoge's side-necked turtle; Genus Rheodytes; Genus Rhinemys - red side-necked turtle; Superfamily Pelomedusoides. Family Pelomedusidae [4] Genus Pelomedusa - African helmeted turtle; Genus Pelusios; Family Podocnemididae [5] Genus Erymnochelys ...
A Perth-based diver and videographer captured the moment a sea turtle joined his wife for a swim off the coast of Western Australia, sharing the footage to Instagram on July 19.The video, recorded ...
Emydura victoriae [1] (red-faced turtle) Pseudemydura umbrina [1] (western swamp turtle) Cheloniidae. Caretta caretta [1] (loggerhead sea turtle) Chelonia mydas [1] (green sea turtle) Eretmochelys imbricata [1] (hawksbill sea turtle) Lepidochelys olivacea (olive ridley sea turtle, Pacific ridley sea turtle) Natator depressus [1] (flatback sea ...