Twist-neck Turtle

Closest Relatives at Manu National Park

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	Manu National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	10–20%
2	Tambopata National Reserve	🇵🇪 Peru	10–20%
3	Anavilhanas National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	Insufficient data
4	Madidi National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	Insufficient data
5	Brownsberg Nature Park	🇸🇷 Suriname	Insufficient data
6	Yasuní National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	Insufficient data
7	Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve	🇪🇨 Ecuador	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Twist-neck Turtle in Manu National Park?

About 14% of visitor-days record a Twist-neck Turtle sighting in Manu National Park, based on 27 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Twist-neck Turtle in Manu National Park?

February has the highest sighting rate for Twist-neck Turtle in Manu National Park in our monthly data.