The Arrau turtle, also known as the southern American river turtle, or the giant South American turtle, is the largest of the side-neck turtle and the largest freshwater turtle in Latin America. They typically nest in large groups on beaches.
Locality: Bolivia, Plurinational States of; Brazil; Colombia; Ecuador; Guyana; Peru; Trinidad and Tobago; Venezuela, and Bolivarian Republic of.
Genus: Podocnemis
Species: Expansa
Status: Cites 2
IUCN Status: Conservation Dependent (CD)
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