Roti Island Snake Necked Turtle

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Lifespan

Unknown for this species

Diet

Amphibians, fish, carrion

Insects, molluscs, worms

Habitat

Shallow freshwater lakes

Also wetlands and rice fields

Range

Roti Island

Indonesia

The roti island snake necked turtle

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Conserving the Roti Island snake-necks

We house an assurance colony at Singapore Zoo to safeguard the Roti Island snake-necked turtle, the only one for the species in Asia. We have 26 turtles under our care – they were sent to us from breeding programmes in the United States and Austria.

We hope to eventually release our resident turtles and their offspring in appropriate habitats on Roti Island in coordination with our conservation partners WCS, TSA, and Turtle Island. To build capacity and sustain conservation efforts, our keepers and veterinarians have been training visiting teams from Roti Island in proper husbandry and how to conduct regular health checks.

Learn more about this project here.

The IUCN Status

Critically Endangered

At extremely high risk of extinction in the wild