Red-bellied short-necked turtle
The red-bellied short-necked turtle, pink-bellied side-necked turtle, or Jardine River turtle is a species of turtle in the family Chelidae.Description
Turtle with hard shell, pleurodira,
E. subglobosa is found in Australia and Papua New Guinea.Habitat
It lives in lagoons, or lakes.In captivity
Red-bellied short-necked turtles are popular as pets. A 75-gallon or larger aquarium is used to house this species. In captivity, they feed on fish, commercial turtle pellets and plant matter.
Due to Australia's ban of exporting wild-caught animals, all wild-caught individuals are from New Guinea. In the United States, Florida had bred these turtles to supply the market. Hong Kong and Taiwan had also bred red-bellied short-necked turtles.
