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title: "Eastern Snake-necked Turtle"
description: "Chelodina longicollis — Répteis. 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."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/eastern-snake-necked-turtle
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Eastern Snake-necked Turtle

> Chelodina longicollis — Répteis. 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.

- Scientific name: *Chelodina longicollis*
- Category: `reptiles` (Répteis)
- Habitats: `freshwater` (Lagos e rios)
- iNaturalist observations: 5877
- Wikidata: [Q221080](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q221080)
- iNaturalist taxon: [39598](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/39598)

## Names

- en: Eastern Snake-necked Turtle
- de: Glattrücken-Schlangenhalsschildkröte
- es: Tortuga con Cuello de Serpiente Australiana
- fr: Tortue à long cou
- nl: Langnekslangenhalsschildpad
- pl: Chelodyna australijska

## Countries with the most observations

AU (5332)

## Summary

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.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eastern_long-necked_turtle

## Photo

![Eastern Snake-necked Turtle](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/eastern-snake-necked-turtle/medium.jpg)

Photo: John Cull · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/148162203

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/eastern-snake-necked-turtle?lang=pt` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).