Yellow-Spotted River Turtle
Podocnemis unifilis
This river turtle inhabits slow-moving rivers, oxbow lakes, marshes, and seasonally flooded forests across northern South America. It is chiefly aquatic, surfacing to breathe and basking on banks or logs when conditions are safe. Adults feed heavily on fruit, seeds, aquatic vegetation, and small aquatic animals. Females travel onto sandy riverbanks to lay eggs, while the species' yellow head spots remain a recognizable feature.
- Type
- Water
- Conservation status
- VU
Growth chain
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- Yellow-Spotted River Turtle