Range: Tropical South America

Habitat: Forested Regions

Natural Diet: Primarily Vegetarian, will consume protein in the form of carrion or invertebrates when available.

Diet at Rain Forest: Vegetarian mix, powdered vitamins.

Size: 12-18" Carapace

Status in Wild: Numbers are stable in parts of range while declining rapidly in areas of human encroachment.

Destruction of the animals habitat is leading cause of decline in developing areas.