Podocnemididae (South American and Malagasy River Turtles)

Family

South American and Malagasy River Turtles

Podocnemididae

2 species in our catalog · found in 6 parks

Species in this group

Yellow-headed Sideneck
VU

Yellow-headed Sideneck

☀️ Diurnal Reptile

Podocnemis unifilis

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely
Arrau
NT

Arrau

☀️ Diurnal Reptile

Podocnemis expansa

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~20%
Jan
~20%
Feb
~20%
Mar
~30%
Apr
~20%
May
~10%
Jun
~20%
Jul
~20%
Aug
~30%
Sep
~20%
Oct
~30%
Nov
~20%
Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

midnight6amnoon6pmmidnight

Where to see South American and Malagasy River Turtles

Parks Ranked

#ParkCountrySpeciesDaily sighting probability
1 Yasuní National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
2 of 2
~50%
2 Tambopata National Reserve 🇵🇪 Peru
1 of 2
~30%
3 Amacayacu National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
1 of 2
~20%
4 Anavilhanas National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
1 of 2
~20%
5 Manu National Park 🇵🇪 Peru
1 of 2
~20%
6 Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve 🇪🇨 Ecuador
1 of 2
~10%

Zoos & Centres Where Found

# Zoo / Centre Country
1 San Diego Zoo 🇺🇸 United States In captivity
2 National Zoological Park 🇺🇸 United States In captivity
3 Shedd Aquarium 🇺🇸 United States In captivity
4 ZooParc de Beauval 🇫🇷 France In captivity
5 Copenhagen Zoo 🇩🇰 Denmark In captivity
6 Paris Zoological Park 🇫🇷 France In captivity
7 Parque Temático Hacienda Nápoles 🇨🇴 Colombia In captivity
8 Columbus Zoo and Aquarium 🇺🇸 United States In captivity
9 Bronx Zoo 🇺🇸 United States In captivity
10 Kadoorie Farm and Botanic Garden 🇭🇰 Hong Kong SAR China In captivity
11 Zoológico de Brasília 🇧🇷 Brazil In captivity
12 Parque Zoobotânico de Teresina 🇧🇷 Brazil In captivity
13 Parc zoologique de Montpellier 🇫🇷 France In captivity
14 Nashville Zoo at Grassmere 🇺🇸 United States In captivity
15 Safari Madrid 🇪🇸 Spain In captivity
16 Shenzhen Safari Park 🇨🇳 China In captivity
17 Milwaukee County Zoo 🇺🇸 United States In captivity
18 Dallas Zoo 🇺🇸 United States In captivity
19 The Maryland Zoo 🇺🇸 United States In captivity
20 Toledo Zoo 🇺🇸 United States In captivity
21 Detroit Zoo 🇺🇸 United States In captivity
22 Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens 🇺🇸 United States In captivity
23 Wildlife World Zoo 🇺🇸 United States In captivity
24 Parque Municipal Summit 🇵🇦 Panama In captivity
25 南昌新动物园 🇨🇳 China In captivity
26 Africam Safari 🇲🇽 Mexico In captivity
27 Parque Natural de Pucallpa 🇵🇪 Peru In captivity
28 Burgers' Ocean 🇳🇱 Netherlands In captivity
29 Woodland Park Zoo 🇺🇸 United States In captivity
30 Louisiana Purchase Gardens and Zoo 🇺🇸 United States In captivity
31 Zoológico de Goiânia 🇧🇷 Brazil In captivity
32 San Francisco Zoo 🇺🇸 United States In captivity
33 Biocentro Güembé 🇧🇴 Bolivia In captivity
34 Fort Worth Zoo 🇺🇸 United States In captivity
35 Parque Zoobotânico Arruda Câmara (BICA) 🇧🇷 Brazil In captivity
36 Wilhelma 🇩🇪 Germany In captivity
37 Houston Zoo 🇺🇸 United States In captivity
38 Zoológico la pastroa 🇲🇽 Mexico In captivity
39 Zoo de Guyane 🇫🇷 France In captivity
40 Bioparque Municipal Vesty Pakos 🇧🇴 Bolivia In captivity
41 Parque Zoológico y Botánico Baradida 🇻🇪 Venezuela In captivity
42 San Antonio Zoo 🇺🇸 United States In captivity
43 Gembira Loka Zoo 🇮🇩 Indonesia In captivity
44 Mesker Park Zoo and Botanic Garden 🇺🇸 United States In captivity
45 Bosque Rodrigues Alves 🇧🇷 Brazil In captivity
46 Pittsburgh Zoo & Aquarium 🇺🇸 United States In captivity
47 Rosamond Gifford Zoo 🇺🇸 United States In captivity
48 Lincoln Park Zoo 🇺🇸 United States In captivity
49 Rio de Janeiro Zoological Garden 🇧🇷 Brazil In captivity
50 Amaru 🇪🇨 Ecuador In captivity