Podocnemis (South American River Turtles)

Genus

South American River Turtles

Podocnemis

4 species in our catalog · found in 11 parks

Species in this group

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

Yellow-headed Sideneck
VU

Yellow-headed Sideneck

☀️ Diurnal Reptile

Podocnemis unifilis

40–50% · Likely
Savanna Side-necked Turtle

Savanna Side-necked Turtle

☀️ Diurnal Reptile

Podocnemis vogli

Insufficient data
Red-headed Amazon River Turtle
VU

Red-headed Amazon River Turtle

🌅 Crepuscular Reptile

Podocnemis erythrocephala

Insufficient data
Arrau
NT

Arrau

☀️ Diurnal Reptile

Podocnemis expansa

10–20% · With luck

📅 Monthly Probability

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

20–30
Jan
10–20
Feb
20–30
Mar
20–30
Apr
20–30
May
10–20
Jun
30–40
Jul
20–30
Aug
20–30
Sep
20–30
Oct
20–30
Nov
20–30
Dec

🕐 When They're Spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

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Where to see South American River 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

#ParkCountrySpeciesP(≥1)
1 Yasuní National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador 2
40–50%
2 Madidi National Park 🇧🇴 Bolivia 2
40–50%
3 Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve 🇪🇨 Ecuador 2
40–50%
4 Noel Kempff Mercado National Park 🇧🇴 Bolivia 1
40–50%
5 Anavilhanas National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil 3
30–40%
6 Sierra de la Macarena National Park 🇨🇴 Colombia 2
30–40%
7 Tambopata National Reserve 🇵🇪 Peru 2
30–40%
8 Amacayacu National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia 1
20–30%
9 Manu National Park 🇵🇪 Peru 2
10–20%
10 Cordillera Azul National Park 🇵🇪 Peru 1
0–10%
11 Podocarpus National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador 1
0–10%