Lucas Bustamante / Three Yellow spotted / Amazon river turtles (Podocnemis unifilis) on log in water, Yasuni National Park, Orellana, Ecuador, Vulnerable species.

Cyril Ruoso / South American river turtle (Podocnemis expansa) Pacaya-Samiria National Reserve, Amazon, Peru.

Luciano Candisani / South American River Turtle (Podocnemis expansa) hatchling, Oyapock River, Brazil

Luciano Candisani / South American River Turtle (Podocnemis expansa) hatchlings, Oyapock River, Brazil

Luciano Candisani / South American River Turtle (Podocnemis expansa) hatchling, Oyapock River, Brazil

Luciano Candisani / South American River Turtle (Podocnemis expansa) hatchlings in river, Oyapock River, Brazil

MYN / Andrew Snyder / South American Wood Turtle (Rhinoclemmys punctularia) looking up, Berbice River, Guyana, September. Meetyourneighbours.net project.

Christophe Courteau / Giant South American turtle (Podocnemis expansa) baby held in human hand. Adults are the largest river turtle in South America. Captive babies in a Breeding and Re-introduction Center , at Hato El Ced...

Cyril Ruoso / South American River Turtle (Podocnemis expansa) hatchling, part of artificial incubation program, Pacaya Samiria National Park, Peru

Daniel Heuclin / South american river / Arrau turtle (Podocnemis expansa) swimming, River Yapacani, Bolivian Amazona.

Daniel Heuclin / South american river / Arrau turtle (Podocnemis expansa) basking on rock by side of river, River Yapacani, Bolivian Amazona.

Daniel Heuclin / Chiquitana woman collecting eggs of South american river / Arrau turtle (Podocnemis expansa) Rio Yapakani, Bolivian Amazona.