Twist-necked turtle (Platemys platycephala) from Ecuador found in the Amazon in Yasuni. In this area it is the subspecies P. p. melanonata.

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Location: Yasuni National Park, Ecuador
Photo credit: © Anton Sorokin / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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