Twist-neck Turtle
Platemys platycephala
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassTestudines
- FamilyChelidae (Austro-American Side-necked Turtles)
- GenusPlatemys
- SpeciesPlatemys platycephala (Twist-neck Turtle)
Closest Relatives at Tambopata National Reserve
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️🌙 When They're Spotted
Active throughout day and night · 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 | Manu National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 2 | Tambopata National Reserve | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 3 | Anavilhanas National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 4 | Madidi National Park | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | |
| 5 | Brownsberg Nature Park | 🇸🇷 Suriname | |
| 6 | Yasuní National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 7 | Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve | 🇪🇨 Ecuador |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Twist-neck Turtle in Tambopata National Reserve?
About 10% of visitor-days record a Twist-neck Turtle sighting in Tambopata National Reserve, based on 12 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Twist-neck Turtle in Tambopata National Reserve?
December has the highest sighting rate for Twist-neck Turtle in Tambopata National Reserve in our monthly data.