Description & Size

• Soft, leathery upper and lower shell (carapace and plastron)
• Very long neck when fully extended
• Lack projections from inside the nostrils
• Shell length: 8.1-36.8 cm (3.2-14.5 in)
• Carapace color: olive green to brown
• Plastron color: white or grey
• Skin color: olive green to brown
• Have a dark-bordered lightly colored line on either side of the head extending from the eye to the neck
• Females: much larger than males

Habitat

• Large rivers
• Large lakes
• Sandy substrate

Diet

• Invertebrates
• Fish
• Rarely, seeds and fruit