Family

Austro-American Side-necked Turtles

Chelidae

22 species in our catalog · found in 30 parks

Species in this group

Each card shows the species at its best park — tap for the full profile

Phrynops williamsi

30–40% · Possible

Endemic

Myuchelys latisternum

20–30% · Possible

Endemic

Chelodina longicollis

Phrynops geoffroanus

Mesoclemmys gibba

Emydura macquarii

Acanthochelys pallidipectoris

Insufficient data

Platemys platycephala

Phrynops hilarii

Mesoclemmys nasuta

Chelodina parkeri

Elseya rhodini

Acanthochelys macrocephala

Chelus fimbriata

Elseya dentata

Emydura tanybaraga

Hydromedusa tectifera

5–10% · With luck

🦎 No photo available

VU Endemic

Hydromedusa maximiliani

Insufficient data

Mesoclemmys raniceps

Insufficient data

Endemic

Elseya flaviventralis

Insufficient data

Elseya irwini

Insufficient data

Emydura subglobosa

Insufficient data

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📅 Monthly Probability

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

10–20

Jan

10–20

Feb

10–20

Mar

5–10

Apr

10–20

May

5–10

Jun

5–10

Jul

10–20

Aug

5–10

Sep

10–20

Oct

10–20

Nov

10–20

Dec

🕐 When They're Spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Austro-American Side-necked Turtles

Worldwide records of this group (human observations from 2019 onwards, GBIF). Pins mark our parks — tap one for the chance of seeing at least one species of the group there.

Parks Ranked

Chance of seeing at least one species of the group · number of its species present

#	Park	Country	Species	P(≥1)
1	Iguazú National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	3	40–50%
	Williams' South-American Side-necked Turtle			30–40%
	Geoffroy’s Side-necked Turtle			10–20%
	South-American Snake-headed Turtle			Insufficient data
2	Iguaçu National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	3	30–40%
	Williams' South-American Side-necked Turtle			20–30%
	Geoffroy’s Side-necked Turtle			10–20%
	South-American Snake-headed Turtle			5–10%
3	Brownsberg Nature Park	🇸🇷 Suriname	3	30–40%
	Gibba (Toadhead) Turtle			Insufficient data
	Twist-neck Turtle			Insufficient data
	Guyanan Toad-headed Turtle			Insufficient data
4	Royal National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	3	20–30%
	Hunter River Short-necked Turtle			10–20%
	Common Snake-necked Turtle			10–20%
	Northern Australian Snapping Turtle			Insufficient data
5	Blue Mountains National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	3	20–30%
	Common Snake-necked Turtle			10–20%
	Hunter River Short-necked Turtle			5–10%
	Northern Australian Snapping Turtle			Insufficient data
6	Daintree National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	2	20–30%
	Northern Australian Snapping Turtle			20–30%
	Irwin's Snapping Turtle			Insufficient data
7	Tambopata National Reserve	🇵🇪 Peru	4	20–30%
	Twist-neck Turtle			5–10%
	Geoffroy’s Side-necked Turtle			5–10%
	Gibba (Toadhead) Turtle			5–10%
	Black-lined Toadhead Turtle			Insufficient data
8	Anavilhanas National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	2	20–30%
	Twist-neck Turtle			Insufficient data
	Mata Mata			Insufficient data
9	Lorentz National Park	🇮🇩 Indonesia	2	20–30%
	Parker's Snake-necked Turtle			Insufficient data
	Southern New Guinea Stream Turtle			Insufficient data
10	Booderee National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1	10–20%
	Common Snake-necked Turtle			10–20%
11	Grampians National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1	10–20%
	Common Snake-necked Turtle			10–20%
12	Manu National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	3	10–20%
	Twist-neck Turtle			10–20%
	Geoffroy’s Side-necked Turtle			<5%
	Gibba (Toadhead) Turtle			Insufficient data
13	El Impenetrable National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	1	10–20%
	Chaco Side-necked Turtle			Insufficient data
14	Lamington National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	2	10–20%
	Northern Australian Snapping Turtle			5–10%
	Hunter River Short-necked Turtle			Insufficient data
15	Kosciuszko National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1	10–20%
	Common Snake-necked Turtle			10–20%
16	Iberá National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	1	10–20%
	Hilaire’s Toadhead Turtle			Insufficient data
17	Madidi National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	1	10–20%
	Twist-neck Turtle			Insufficient data
18	Litchfield National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	2	10–20%
	Northern Australian Snapping Turtle			Insufficient data
	Northern Yellow-faced Turtle			Insufficient data
19	Yasuní National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	3	10–20%
	Mata Mata			Insufficient data
	Twist-neck Turtle			Insufficient data
	Gibba (Toadhead) Turtle			Insufficient data
20	Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas	🇧🇷 Brazil	1	5–10%
	Big-Headed Amazon River Turtle			5–10%
21	Tijuca National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	2	5–10%
	Geoffroy’s Side-necked Turtle			5–10%
	Hilaire’s Toadhead Turtle			Insufficient data
22	Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve	🇪🇨 Ecuador	3	5–10%
	Mata Mata			Insufficient data
	Twist-neck Turtle			Insufficient data
	Gibba (Toadhead) Turtle			Insufficient data
23	Sierra de la Macarena National Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	1	5–10%
	Gibba (Toadhead) Turtle			Insufficient data
24	Amacayacu National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	1	5–10%
	Mata Mata			Insufficient data
25	Springbrook National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1	5–10%
	Northern Australian Snapping Turtle			5–10%
26	Kakadu National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	2	5–10%
	Northern Yellow-faced Turtle			Insufficient data
	Yellow-bellied Snapping Turtle			Insufficient data
27	Chapada Diamantina National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	1	5–10%
	Geoffroy’s Side-necked Turtle			Insufficient data
28	Serra dos Órgãos National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	1	5–10%
	🦎 Brazilian Snake-necked Turtle			Insufficient data
29	Great Otway National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1	<5%
	Common Snake-necked Turtle			<5%
30	Everglades National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	<5%
	Jardine River turtle			Insufficient data

Austro-American Side-necked Turtles

Species in this group

Williams' South-American Side-necked Turtle

Northern Australian Snapping Turtle

Common Snake-necked Turtle

Geoffroy’s Side-necked Turtle

Gibba (Toadhead) Turtle

Hunter River Short-necked Turtle

Chaco Side-necked Turtle

Twist-neck Turtle

Hilaire’s Toadhead Turtle

Guyanan Toad-headed Turtle

Parker's Snake-necked Turtle

Southern New Guinea Stream Turtle

Big-Headed Amazon River Turtle

Mata Mata

Northern Australian Snapping Turtle

Northern Yellow-faced Turtle

South-American Snake-headed Turtle

Brazilian Snake-necked Turtle

Black-lined Toadhead Turtle

Yellow-bellied Snapping Turtle

Irwin's Snapping Turtle

Jardine River turtle

📅 Monthly Probability

🕐 When They're Spotted

Where to see Austro-American Side-necked Turtles

Parks Ranked