Yellow-headed sideneck turtle  (Podocnemis unifilis)

This turtle is found in the Amazon and Orinoco river systems in northern South America, including Venezuela, eastern Colombia, eastern Ecuador, northeastern Peru, the Guianas, Brazil, and northern Bolivia (6).

The yellow-headed sideneck turtle is found in calm waters and will occupy flooded forests, swamps and lagoons during high water and riverbeds in the dry season (2).