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Natator depressus
Female laying eggs on a remote beach in Australia's Northern Territory. The average count was around 50-60 eggs per nest
Spotted on Aug 12, 2009
Submitted on Apr 12, 2011
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thanks, yea it was a grt op, spent 2 weeks monitoring and tagging females while they were laying
What an amazing photo op! Great pic!
Yeah, turtles in the Trionychidae. They're related to Carretochelys insculpta, one you may be familiar with that lives out that way
Softshell, is that a fresh water turtle?
Wow, it almost looks like a Softshell from this angle.