Red-bellied short-necked turtle
Amazing fact
The red-bellied short-necked turtle folds its neck sideways to tuck its head under the edge of its shell.
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The red-bellied short-necked turtle folds its neck sideways to tuck its head under the edge of its shell.
THE REAL WORLD
The real Red-bellied short-necked turtle
- Scientific name
- Emydura subglobosa
- Japanese name
- ニシキマゲクビガメ
- Group
- Amphibians and reptiles
- Class
- Reptilia
- Order
- Testudines
- Family
- Chelidae
- Genus
- Emydura
A turtle that lives in lakes, swamps and rivers in southern New Guinea and northern Australia.
How the Red-bellied short-necked turtle lives
It is active during the day. It tears food apart with its jaws and front feet. Between periods in the water, it basks in the sun to warm its body. If water becomes scarce in hotter months, it moves to flooded areas.
University of Michigan Animal Diversity WebBasic data
- Range
- Southern New Guinea and northern Australia
Where the Red-bellied short-necked turtle has been recorded
Records: GBIF.org (CC0 and CC BY 4.0 records, retrieved 2026-11-07). Map: Natural EarthSee the records on GBIF
Watch wild animals from a distance. Do not touch or feed them, and take care of the places where they live.
Names around the world
- 日本語
- ニシキマゲクビガメ
- 简体中文
- 红腹侧颈龟
- 繁體中文
- 紅腹側頸龜
- Français
- Émydure à ventre rouge
- Italiano
- Tartaruga dal ventre rosso
- العربية
- سلحفاة وقصاء حمراء البطن
Names come from Wikidata and iNaturalist records. Where a language has no recorded name, we use the scientific name.
Sources and how we check
- 鳥羽水族館 — ニシキマゲクビガメChecked: 2026-11-04
- University of Michigan Animal Diversity Web — Emydura subglobosaChecked: 2026-11-06
We check each fact against its source. The illustrations simplify how the real animal looks.
The classification (class, order, family, genus) follows Wikidata records, checked against GBIF. Classifications can change as research goes on.
The basic data are the values given in each source. They vary with how the animal is measured, whether it is male or female, and whether it lives in the wild or in captivity.
This page was translated from the original Japanese with the help of AI.
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