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| Common Name | Scientific Name |
| Kreft's Turtle | Emydura kreffti |
| Introduction |  |
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The conspicuous yellow or cream eye stripe of the Kreft's Turtle help distinguish it from other freshwater turtles that only have a stripe on the lower jaw. There are five claws on the forefeet and four on the hindfeet. |
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| Food | |
| Aquatic invertebrates, tadpoles and fish. | |
| Breeding | |
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The female buries up to 15 eggs in the riverbank. There is no parental care after egg laying. |
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| Habitat |
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Larger rivers, waterholes and billabongs of their floodplains in eastern and northern Queensland. |
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