Pig-nosed Turtle
Carettochelys insculpta
- Endangered
- Card rarity: Epic
- Reptiles
The pig-nosed turtle, also known as the Fly River turtle, pitted-shelled turtle, and the Warrajan, is a species of turtle which is native to northern Australia and southern New Guinea. It is the only living member of the genus Carettochelys and family Carettochelyidae, a family which also contains many fossil species with their closest relatives being the softshell turtles.
Classification
- Class
- Reptilia
- Order
- Testudines
- Family
- Carettochelyidae
- Genus
- Carettochelys