Arrau
Podocnemis expansa
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassTestudines
- FamilyPodocnemididae (South American and Malagasy River Turtles)
- GenusPodocnemis (South American River Turtles)
- SpeciesPodocnemis expansa (Arrau)
Closest Relatives at Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yasuní National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 2 | Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 3 | Madidi National Park | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | |
| 4 | Anavilhanas National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 5 | Tambopata National Reserve | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 6 | Manu National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Arrau in Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve?
About 8% of visitor-days record a Arrau sighting in Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve, based on 7 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Arrau in Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve?
February has the highest sighting rate for Arrau in Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve in our monthly data.