Common Snake-necked Turtle
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Common Snake-necked Turtle

Chelodina longicollis

Endemic
10–20% · With luck
overall probability at Blue Mountains National Park
82 Verified records at Blue Mountains National Park
November Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The eastern long-necked turtle (Chelodina longicollis), also known commonly as the common long-necked turtle and the common snake-necked turtle, is an eastern Australian species of freshwater snake-necked turtle in the family Chelidae. The species inhabits a wide variety of water bodies and is an opportunistic feeder. It is a side-necked turtle (Pleurodira), meaning that it bends its head sideways into its shell rather than pulling it directly back. Wikipedia →

10–20% of wildlife watchers report a Common Snake-necked Turtle sighting in Blue Mountains National Park, based on 82 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Blue Mountains National Park

Hunter River Short-necked Turtle
Endemic

Hunter River Short-necked Turtle

☀️ Diurnal Reptile

Emydura macquarii

5–10% · Rare
Northern Australian Snapping Turtle
Endemic

Northern Australian Snapping Turtle

☀️ Diurnal Reptile

Myuchelys latisternum

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

20–30
Jan
20–30
Feb
20–30
Mar
10–20
Apr
10–20
May
5–10
Jun
<5
Jul
10–20
Aug
10–20
Sep
20–30
Oct
30–40
Nov
10–20
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Booderee National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
10–20%
2 Blue Mountains National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
10–20%
3 Grampians National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
10–20%
4 Kosciuszko National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
10–20%
5 Royal National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
10–20%
6 Great Otway National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
<5%

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Common Snake-necked Turtle in Blue Mountains National Park?

About 18% of wildlife watchers report a Common Snake-necked Turtle sighting in Blue Mountains National Park, based on 82 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Common Snake-necked Turtle in Blue Mountains National Park?

November has the highest sighting rate for Common Snake-necked Turtle in Blue Mountains National Park in our monthly data.

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