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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.
Western Australia The Mogumber Nature Reserve is a nature reserve in Western Australia . It is a refuge for the endangered Western Swamp Tortoise along with the Twin Swamps Nature Reserve and the Ellen Brook Nature Reserve . [ 4 ]
Six western swamp tortoises hatched at Adelaide Zoo in South Australia, according to a press release sent on Wednesday, April 13.The western swamp tortoise is Australia’s most endangered reptile.
The western swamp turtle (Pseudemydura umbrina) is a short-necked freshwater turtle and Australia's most critically endangered reptile. The western swamp tortoise has only been recorded at scattered localities in a narrow, three-to-five kilometre strip of the Swan Coastal Plain. Since 1988, Perth Zoo has bred more than 500 western swamp tortoises.
Adelaide Zoo opened on 23 May 1883, occupying 6.5 hectares (16 acres) (now 8 hectares (20 acres)) of land granted by the government. It was founded by the South Australian Acclimatization and Zoological Society. [7] [8] [9] The society later became the Royal Zoological Society of South Australia after a royal charter was granted by King George ...
The western swamp turtle aestivates to survive hot summers in the ephemeral swamps it lives in. It buries itself in various media which change depending on location and available substrates. [ 14 ] Because the species is critically endangered, the Perth Zoo began a conservation and breeding program for it.
The tortoise loves to graze in people’s yards and collect her bundles. Once someone even offered her prickly pear fruit, and it became her favorite snack from then on.
When retirees think of affordable places to live overseas, Australia doesn't always come to mind. While a beautiful country with an embarrassment of riches, much of the country is known for being...