Chelodina longicollis

1 Eastern Long-necked Turtle at Symonston, ACT

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Identification history

	Chelodina longicollis	13 Apr 2021	wombey
	Chelodina longicollis	13 Apr 2021	BIrdsinCanberra

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Sorry, not the best shots but I saw up to three Eastern Long-necked Turtles in the northern most dam at Callum Brae. I saw what I believe were three on the surface at one time but I could not get a photograph. The best I was able to get were two at one time. The turtles were in the middle of the dam, coming to the surface every few minutes to poke their heads up before descending again. At one stage, you can see in the photographs, two turtles were right beside each other at the surface. It was good to see them in the water because this dam was completely dry in February 2020.

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Location information

Coordinates 149.141600 -35.356797
Altitude 633.3m
Maps Callum Brae
Places Symonston, ACT

Sighting information

3 Abundance
11 Apr 2021 09:46 AM Recorded on
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Reptiles and Frogs Turtles BIrdsinCanberra Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr

Species information

Chelodina longicollis Scientific name
Eastern Long-necked Turtle Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 899m Recorded at altitude
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Australian Capital Territory

New South Wales

Queensland

Northern Territory

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South Australia

Victoria

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