- Up to 10 inches in shell length
- Up to 50 years
- Small aquatic animals and plants
- Rice paddies, soft-bottomed lakes, ponds. Located in Roti Island, southeastern Indonesia
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Snake-Necked Turtle
TOOTHLESS PREDATOR
All turtles and tortoises lack teeth. Instead their jaws are lined with keratin – the same material as a bird s beak. Knife-like serrations in the keratin and powerful jaws enable many aquatic turtles to prey upon frogs, birds and other small animals.
