.::::: Turtles of the World - Carettochelyidae - Carettochelys :::::.
Last update: 20 May, 2004

The pignosed turtle is found only on New Guinea and in Australia.

Carettochelys Ramsey, 1886
(Type = Carettochelys insculpta)
Carettochelys insculpta Ramsey, 1886
Carettochelys insculpta canni Wells, 2002
Carettochelys insculpta insculpta Ramsey, 1886
Distribution: Australia and Papua New Guinea.
Literature
Cogger, H.G. 1983. Reptiles and Amphibians of Australia. AH & AW Reed Pty Ltd, 660 pp.
Doody, J.S., A. Georges & J.E. Young. 2002. Sex differences in activity and movements in the pig-nosed turtle, Carettochelys insculpta, in the wet-dry tropics of Australia. Copeia, 2002: 93-103.
Doody, J.S., A. Georges, J.E. Young, M.D. Pauza, A.L. Pepper, R.L. Alderman & M.A. Welsh. 2001. Embryonic aestivation and emergence behaviour in the pig-nosed turtle, Carettochelys insculpta. Can. J. Zool., 79: 1062-1072.
Doody, J.S., R.A. Sims & A. Georges. 2001. Use of Thermal Springs for Aquatic Basking by the Pig-Nosed Turtle, Carettochelys insculpta. Chel. Conserv. Biol., 4(1): 81-87.
Doody, J.S., P. West & A. Georges. 2003. Beach Selection in Nesting Pig-Nosed Turtles, Carettochelys insculpta. J. Herpetol., 37(1): 178-182.
Ernst, C.H. & R.W. Barbour. 1989. Turtles of the World. Smithsonian Institution Press, Washington, D.C., and London, 314 pp.
Frair, W. 1985. The Enigmatic Plateless River Turtle, Carettochelys, in Serological Survey. J. Herpetol., 19(4): 515-523.
Georges, A. 1992. Thermal characteristics and sex determination in field nests of the pig-nosed turtle, Carettochelys insculpta (Chelonia: Carettochelyidae), from northern Australia. Aust. J. Zool., 40: 511-521.
Georges, A. & R. Kennett. 1993. Dry season distribution and ecology of Carettochelys insculpta (Chelonia: Carettochelyidae) Kakadu National Park, northern Australia. Aust. Wildl. Res., 16: 323-335.
Georges, A. & M. Rose. 1993. Conservation Biology of the Pig-Nosed Turtle, Carettochelys insculpta. Chel. Conserv. Biol., 1(1): 3-12.
Iverson, J.B. 1992. A Revised Checklist with Distribution Maps of the Turtles of the World. Richmond, IN: Privately printed, 363 pp.
Saumure, R.A. & J.S. Doody. 2000. Carettochelys insculpta. Ectoparasites. Herpetol. Rev., 31(4): 237-238.
Webb, G.J.W., D. Choquenot & P.J. Whitehead. 1986. Nests, eggs, and embryonic development of Carettochelys insculpta (Chelonia: Carettochelydidae) from northern Australia. J. Zool., London, 1B: 521-550.