Yellow-spotted Amazon river turtle | Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute https://nationalzoo.si.edu/animals/yellow-spotted-amazon-river-turtle
Yellow-spotted Amazon River turtles are native to the Amazon River basin, where they bask along riverbanks and in the calm waters of big rivers and streams. Only juveniles and males have yellow markings on their heads. Females lose their spots as they grow.
Conservation Efforts The indigenous Yekuana Indians, who eat these turtles and their