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.

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. It is the only member of the genus Pseudemydura in the monotypic subfamily Pseudemydurinae. Show …

What is the Western Swamp Tortoise and why is it endangered? The Western Swamp Tortoise is one of the most critically endangered tortoises in Australia. There are less than 50 adult tortoises living in the wild, in two sites in the Swan Valley; Twin Swamps and Ellen Brook Nature Reserves.

In the wild: Western Swamp Tortoises live in swamps that only fill during the winter and spring. While the swamps contain water, the tortoises swim around and feed on small aquatic invertebrates, tadpoles and frogs.

The tortoises enter swamps once there is a couple of centimetres of water in them. They only live in non-perennial (temporary) shallow swamps with a clay base, where much of the surrounding land is predominantly sand.

Dec 12, 2022 · Standing knee-deep in a swamp, the researchers plucked three dozen tortoises one by one from cardboard boxes, lowering them into the water. Then they watched as some of Australia’s most...

Western Swamp Tortoises are very small, growing up to 15 centimetres in shell length. They are very similar to the Long-necked Tortoise in appearance except they have a shorter neck! The Western Swamp Tortoise is unique, with an ancestry that dates back 15–20 million years.

With a maximum shell length of about 350mm, the Western Swamp Tortoise is the smallest Australian freshwater turtle and the only one where males are larger than females. During the winter, spring and early summer they live in temporary swamps, feeding on aquatic invertebrates.

Jan 31, 2013 · The Western Swamp Tortoise (Pseudemydura umbrina) is Australia’s rarest reptile. Originally it was known only from a single specimen collected in 1839 from an unknown location in Western...

What is a Western Swamp Tortoise? This short-necked tortoise’s preferred habitats are the ephemeral winter swamplands of the Swan Coastal Plain. Unfortunately, their already small range has dwindled to a narrow strip near WA’s capital city, Perth, due to …