Geoffroy’s Side-necked Turtle

Closest Relatives at Tambopata National Reserve

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	Iguazú National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	20–30%
2	Iguaçu National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	10–20%
3	Tijuca National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	0–10%
4	Tambopata National Reserve	🇵🇪 Peru	0–10%
5	Manu National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	0–10%
6	Chapada Diamantina National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Geoffroy’s Side-necked Turtle in Tambopata National Reserve?

About 7% of visitor-days record a Geoffroy’s Side-necked Turtle sighting in Tambopata National Reserve, based on 5 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Geoffroy’s Side-necked Turtle in Tambopata National Reserve?

July has the highest sighting rate for Geoffroy’s Side-necked Turtle in Tambopata National Reserve in our monthly data.