Pig-nosed turtles have become available through the exotic pet trade, with a few instances of captive breeding.

Pig-nosed turtles are not completely aquatic.

There is an aquarium for pla eesok, pig-nosed turtles, clown loach and Asian arowana fish.

Child-level windows allow tots to go nose-to-nose with pig-nosed turtles and huge barramundi fish, while colorful rainbow lorikeet fly overhead.

Living alongside this giant prehistoric reptile are wallabies, pig-nosed turtles, king brown snakes, water lizards and hundreds of species of brightly coloured birds.

Unlike the soft shelled turtles of the family Trionychidae, pig-nosed turtles retain a domed bony carapace beneath their leathery skin, rather than a flat plate.

The art depicts certain creation ancestors as well as animals from the area such as barramundi, catfish, mullet, goannas, long-necked turtles, pig-nosed turtles, rock ringtail possums, and wallabies.

"There's no way that money will make my life better," she said, looking out at wetlands fringed with wattle and stringy bark where her father and grandfather hunted wallaby and wild pigs and her mother combed the billabong for pig-nosed turtles and file snakes.

Residents include a saltwater crocodile, a Burmese python, Fly River turtles, golden lion tamarins, two-toed sloths, yellow spotted climbing toads, a Chinese giant salamander, and a king cobra.

The area has an important number of reptiles and amphibians including the unique Pig-nosed Turtle (Carettochelys insculpta).

Pig-Nosed Turtle (Carettochelys insculpta)

The Pig-nosed Turtle, Carettochelys insculpta at California Turtle & Tortoise Club (CTTC)