Common Snake-necked Turtle
Chelodina longicollis
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassTestudines
- FamilyChelidae (Austro-American Side-necked Turtles)
- GenusChelodina (Australasian Snake-necked Turtles)
- SpeciesChelodina longicollis (Common Snake-necked Turtle)
Closest Relatives at Blue Mountains National Park
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Booderee National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 2 | Blue Mountains National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 3 | Grampians National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 4 | Kosciuszko National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 5 | Royal National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 6 | Great Otway National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Common Snake-necked Turtle in Blue Mountains National Park?
About 21% of visitor-days record a Common Snake-necked Turtle sighting in Blue Mountains National Park, based on 82 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Common Snake-necked Turtle in Blue Mountains National Park?
November has the highest sighting rate for Common Snake-necked Turtle in Blue Mountains National Park in our monthly data.