Rote Island's endemic snake-necked turtles (Chelodina mccordi) at a licensed ex situ breeding site in Jakarta, Indonesia.

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Pacific Imagica / Alamy Stock Photo

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EX248B

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31.1 MB (911.7 KB Compressed download)

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4027 x 2696 px | 34.1 x 22.8 cm | 13.4 x 9 inches | 300dpi

Date taken:

10 July 2009

Location:

Jakarta, Indonesia

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Threatened by international pet trade—one of the most desired turtle species—and habitat degradation, the snake-necked turtle (Chelodina mccordi) is listed as "critically endangered" by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN).

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