The Fitzroy River turtle (Rheodytes leukops) is a species of freshwater turtle in the family Chelidae. It is the only surviving member of the genus Rheodytes, the other member being the extinct form Rheodytes devisi. [5] The species is endemic to south eastern Queensland, Australia and only found in tributaries of the Fitzroy River.

The Fitzroy River turtle (Rheodytes leukops) is a species of freshwater turtle in the family Chelidae. It is the only surviving member of the genus Rheodytes, the other member being the extinct form Rheodytes devisi. The species is endemic to south eastern Queensland, Australia and only found in tributaries of the Fitzroy River.

To aid ‘bum-breathing’, Fitzroy River Turtles prefer to live in shallow areas of water that run over a rocky river bed (called ‘riffle zones’). Find out more about what they eat, where they live and why they’re special here.

2023年9月23日 · The Fitzroy River turtle (Rheodytes leukops) belongs to the freshwater turtle family Chelidae and is notable for being the sole surviving species of the genus Rheodytes, with its counterpart, the extinct form Rheodytes devisi.

Found only in the Fitzroy River catchment and its tributaries, these omnivorous turtles can take between 15-60 breaths per minute through their bottom. Referred to as cloacal breathing, this...

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Fondly known as bum-breathing turtles due to their unusual method of breathing through gills in their cloaca (a single opening under the tail used for passing of waste and reproducing), these unique turtles are found only in the Fitzroy River Basin.