Family

Austro-American Side-necked Turtles

Chelidae

21 species in our catalog · found in 31 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassTestudines
FamilyChelidae (Austro-American Side-necked Turtles)

Species in this group

Each card shows the species at its best park — tap for the full profile

Phrynops williamsi

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Endemic

Myuchelys latisternum

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Endemic

Chelodina longicollis

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Phrynops geoffroanus

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Mesoclemmys gibba

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Endemic

Emydura macquarii

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Acanthochelys pallidipectoris

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Platemys platycephala

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Mesoclemmys nasuta

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Acanthochelys macrocephala

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Phrynops hilarii

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Chelus fimbriata

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Endemic

Elseya dentata

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Endemic

Emydura tanybaraga

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Hydromedusa tectifera

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

VU Endemic

Hydromedusa maximiliani

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Elseya novaeguineae

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Mesoclemmys raniceps

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Endemic

Elseya flaviventralis

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Endemic

Elseya irwini

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Emydura subglobosa

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

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Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~10%

Jan

~10%

Feb

~10%

Mar

~10%

Apr

~10%

May

~10%

Jun

~10%

Jul

~10%

Aug

~10%

Sep

~10%

Oct

~10%

Nov

~20%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Austro-American Side-necked Turtles

Worldwide records of this group (human observations from 2019 onwards, GBIF). Pins mark our parks — tap one for the chance of seeing at least one species of the group there.

Parks Ranked

Chance of seeing at least one species of the group · number of its species present

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Iguazú National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	3	~50%
	Williams' South-American Side-necked Turtle			~40%
	Geoffroy’s Side-necked Turtle			~20%
	South-American Snake-headed Turtle			Insufficient data
2	Iguaçu National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	3	~40%
	Williams' South-American Side-necked Turtle			~20%
	Geoffroy’s Side-necked Turtle			~20%
	South-American Snake-headed Turtle			~10%
3	Brownsberg Nature Park	🇸🇷 Suriname	3	~40%
	Gibba (Toadhead) Turtle			Insufficient data
	Twist-neck Turtle			Insufficient data
	Guyanan Toad-headed Turtle			Insufficient data
4	Royal National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	3	~30%
	Hunter River Short-necked Turtle			~20%
	Common Snake-necked Turtle			~10%
	Northern Australian Snapping Turtle			Insufficient data
5	Blue Mountains National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	3	~30%
	Common Snake-necked Turtle			~20%
	Hunter River Short-necked Turtle			~10%
	Northern Australian Snapping Turtle			Insufficient data
6	Tambopata National Reserve	🇵🇪 Peru	4	~30%
	Twist-neck Turtle			~10%
	Gibba (Toadhead) Turtle			~10%
	Geoffroy’s Side-necked Turtle			~10%
	Black-lined Toadhead Turtle			Insufficient data
7	Daintree National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	2	~30%
	Northern Australian Snapping Turtle			~20%
	Irwin's Snapping Turtle			Insufficient data
8	Anavilhanas National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	2	~20%
	Twist-neck Turtle			Insufficient data
	Mata Mata			Insufficient data
9	Manu National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	3	~20%
	Twist-neck Turtle			~10%
	Geoffroy’s Side-necked Turtle			~10%
	Gibba (Toadhead) Turtle			Insufficient data
10	Booderee National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1	~20%
	Common Snake-necked Turtle			~20%
11	Grampians National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1	~20%
	Common Snake-necked Turtle			~20%
12	Lamington National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	2	~20%
	Northern Australian Snapping Turtle			~10%
	Hunter River Short-necked Turtle			Insufficient data
13	El Impenetrable National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	1	~20%
	Chaco Side-necked Turtle			Insufficient data
14	Yasuní National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	3	~20%
	Mata Mata			Insufficient data
	Twist-neck Turtle			Insufficient data
	Gibba (Toadhead) Turtle			Insufficient data
15	Kosciuszko National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1	~20%
	Common Snake-necked Turtle			~20%
16	Litchfield National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	2	~20%
	Northern Australian Snapping Turtle			Insufficient data
	Northern Yellow-faced Turtle			Insufficient data
17	Madidi National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	1	~10%
	Twist-neck Turtle			Insufficient data
18	Tijuca National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	2	~10%
	Geoffroy’s Side-necked Turtle			~10%
	Hilaire’s Toadhead Turtle			Insufficient data
19	Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve	🇪🇨 Ecuador	3	~10%
	Mata Mata			Insufficient data
	Twist-neck Turtle			Insufficient data
	Gibba (Toadhead) Turtle			Insufficient data
20	Flinders Chase	🇦🇺 Australia	1	~10%
	Common Snake-necked Turtle			Insufficient data
21	Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas	🇧🇷 Brazil	1	~10%
	Big-Headed Amazon River Turtle			~10%
22	Sierra de la Macarena National Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	1	~10%
	Gibba (Toadhead) Turtle			Insufficient data
23	Kakadu National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	2	~10%
	Northern Yellow-faced Turtle			Insufficient data
	Yellow-bellied Snapping Turtle			Insufficient data
24	Iberá National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	1	~10%
	Hilaire’s Toadhead Turtle			Insufficient data
25	Amacayacu National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	1	~10%
	Mata Mata			Insufficient data
26	Springbrook National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1	~10%
	Northern Australian Snapping Turtle			~10%
27	Chapada Diamantina National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	1	~10%
	Geoffroy’s Side-necked Turtle			Insufficient data
28	Serra dos Órgãos National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	1	~10%
	Brazilian Snake-necked Turtle			Insufficient data
29	Great Otway National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1	~10%
	Common Snake-necked Turtle			~10%
30	Raja Ampat	🇮🇩 Indonesia	1	~10%
	New Guinea Snapping Turtle			Insufficient data
31	Everglades National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	<5%
	Jardine River turtle			Insufficient data