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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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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
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A tortoise at the back door of a house or in the backyard by a pond is said to attract good fortune and many blessings. Three tortoises stacked on top of each other represent a mother and her babies. [37] In Daoist art, the tortoise is an emblem of the triad of earth-humankind-heaven. [38] The tortoise is a symbol of longevity. [2]
The tortoise loves to graze in people’s yards and collect her bundles. Once someone even offered her prickly pear fruit, and it became her favorite snack from then on.
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