Description
The Fitzroy River turtle is light to dark brown in colour and can grow to around 26 cm carapace lengths. The shell of hatchlings is highly serrated while adults have a rounded, smooth shell. Adults have a pitted, grooved carapace that resembled the rough texture of water-logged drift wood. The upper surface of their necks are scattered with blunt to pointed conical skin tubercles which may have a sensory function similar to that of cat’s whiskers. Although a short necked species their shell is reduced giving them the appearance of a longer neck than other short-necked genera. Compared to other Australian freshwater turtles, they have relatively long legs and very long claws which makes them perfectly suited for life in fast flowing, turbulent water.
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