Pig-nosed turtle
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| phylum | Chordata | The pig-nosed turtle, also known as the pitted-shelled turtle or Fly River turtle, is a species of turtle native to northern Australia and southern New Guinea. The pig-nosed turtle is unlike any other species of freshwater turtle. The feet are flippers, resembling those of marine turtles. The nose looks like that of a pig, having the nostrils at the end of a fleshy snout, hence the common name.
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| clade | Anapsida | |
| order | Testudines | |
| family | Carettochelyidae | |
| genus | Carettochelys | |
| species | C. insculpta |
