Pig-nosed turtle
| Pig-nosed turtle | |
|---|---|
| In Siam Center, Thailand | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Testudines |
| Suborder: | Cryptodira |
| Superfamily: | Trionychia |
| Family: | Carettochelyidae |
| Genus: | Carettochelys Ramsay, 1886 |
| Species: | C. insculpta |
| Binomial name | |
| Carettochelys insculpta Ramsay, 1886 | |
| Synonyms | |
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The pig-nosed turtle (Carettochelys insculpta), also known as the Fly River turtle, the 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 (family Trionychidae).