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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.
Six western swamp tortoises hatched at Adelaide Zoo in South Australia, according to a press release sent on Wednesday, April 13.The western swamp tortoise is Australia’s most endangered reptile.
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Perth is located on the traditional land of the Whadjuk people, one of several groups in south-western Western Australia that make up the Noongar people. Archaeological evidence attests to human habitation in the Perth area for at least 48,000 years; [26]: 9 according to Noongar tradition, they have occupied the area since "time immemorial". [27]
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Swamp turtle or swamp terrapin may refer to: Burmese eyed turtle (Morenia ocellata) African helmeted turtle (Pelomedusa subrufa) West African mud turtle (Pelusios castaneus) Diamondback terrapin (Malaclemys terrapin) Western swamp turtle (Pseudemydura umbrina
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 turtle) Dermochelyidae
How long does it take a large desert tortoise to get to the other side of a southern Arizona highway? It’s still a mystery, after a state Department of Public Safety trooper recently helped ...