ReptilesEndangered

Morrocoyo

Trachemys dorbigni

Key Features

Habitat

Bosques

Taxonomic classification

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Reptilia

Family: Emydidae

Genus: Trachemys

Technical conservation data

IUCN category: EN

Where to Find It

This species has been recorded in the following biodiversity reserves:

A Southern Screamer walking through green grassland, a bird characteristic of the region's wetlands.

Arroyo Malo

Tacuarembó
Panoramic view of the reserve area

Barrancas Negras

Río Negro
A group of horses on the natural grassland at dusk, in a wide-open setting of great scenic value.

Cerro Agudo

Tacuarembó
A cluster of butiá palms growing on rocky outcrops

Cerro de los Chivos

Paysandú
A quiet pool surrounded by native vegetation, with reflections on the water

Cueva del Tigre

Paysandú
Wind-formed sand patterns with scattered vegetation in the background

Dunas del Tacuarembó

Tacuarembó
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El Cencerro

Durazno
Sandy shoreline with native vegetation

El Cerro

Río Negro
Stream and wetland

El Pucará

Paysandú
View of the understorey with ferns and lush vegetation

El Retiro

Paysandú
General landscape of the native forest at El Rosario

El Rosario

Río Negro
Hill forest with flat-topped hills and natural grassland at sunset

El Tala II

Tacuarembó
River and marshlands panorama

Esteros y Algarrobales del Río Uruguay

Río Negro
Open landscape of grassland and native forest

La Palma

Cerro Largo
Trail among the rocks

La Peñarrosa

Cerro Largo
Scattered yatay palms in the natural grassland at La Trinidad

La Trinidad

Río Negro
Green hillside with shadows of native trees and rocky outcrops in the background, a landscape characteristic of Lambaré.

Lambaré

Tacuarembó
A watercourse running between rocks and native vegetation in the forest.

Las Tunas

Río Negro
Birds in flight over a lagoon

Mafalda Este

Río Negro
Butiá palms silhouetted against the sky above natural grassland

Palmares de Mellizos

Río Negro
Palm groves and open grassland

Palmares de las Cañas

Durazno
Panoramic view of the Río Negro with riparian forests along both banks

Paso del Yapeyú

Río Negro
Landscape of natural grasslands and plantation forest bathed in the golden light of sunset.

Porto Veloso

Tacuarembó
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Quiebrayugos I

Treinta y Tres
Panoramic view of the reserve area

Yerbal

Treinta y Tres

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