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Arrau or Yellow-spotted Amazon river turtle??

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Sea Life Hannover. It was signed as Yellow-spotted, but it looks more Arrau to me. Second opinion would be helpful.
I don't think it is a yellow-spotted turtle, but I haven't seen an Arrau so I cannot confirm that ID.
 
Hey, ralph! This is an arrau turtle. I have seen so many at my country's zoos it's almost impossible not to tell them apart from yellow-spotted river turtles (also known in Portuguese as "tracajás")
 
Full-grown members of both species look similar but I believe Yellow-Spotted still always have some yellow spotting on the head. This looks like an Arrau to me.

~Thylo
 

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