Genus

Australasian Snapping Turtles

Elseya

4 species in our catalog · found in 4 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassTestudines
FamilyChelidae (Austro-American Side-necked Turtles)
GenusElseya (Australasian Snapping Turtles)

Species in this group

Each card shows the species at its best park — tap for the full profile

Endemic

Elseya dentata

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Elseya novaeguineae

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Endemic

Elseya flaviventralis

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Endemic

Elseya irwini

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

<5%

Jan

<5%

Feb

<5%

Mar

<5%

Apr

<5%

May

<5%

Jun

~10%

Jul

<5%

Aug

<5%

Sep

<5%

Oct

~10%

Nov

<5%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Australasian Snapping Turtles

Worldwide records of this group (human observations from 2019 onwards, GBIF). Pins mark our parks — tap one for the chance of seeing at least one species of the group there.

Parks Ranked

Chance of seeing at least one species of the group · number of its species present

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Litchfield National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1	~10%
	Northern Australian Snapping Turtle			Insufficient data
2	Raja Ampat	🇮🇩 Indonesia	1	~10%
	New Guinea Snapping Turtle			Insufficient data
3	Kakadu National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1	~10%
	Yellow-bellied Snapping Turtle			Insufficient data
4	Daintree National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1	<5%
	Irwin's Snapping Turtle			Insufficient data

Australasian Snapping Turtles

Species in this group

Northern Australian Snapping Turtle

New Guinea Snapping Turtle

Yellow-bellied Snapping Turtle

Irwin's Snapping Turtle

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Australasian Snapping Turtles

Parks Ranked