Reptiles of Peru
Peru has around 300 species of reptiles of which around 100 are endemic. Peru's reptile fauna includes spectacular species like giant anacondas and caimans, as well as many other snakes, lizards and turtles.
Spectacled Caiman - Caiman crocodilusCrocodilians
- American Crocodile - Crocodylus acutus
- Black Caiman - Melanosuchus niger
- Spectacled (White) Caiman - Caiman crocodilus
- Smooth-fronted Caiman (Schneider's Dwarf Caiman) - Paleosuchus trigonatus
- (Cuvier's) Dwarf Caiman - Paleosuchus palpebrosus
Green Anaconda - Eunectes murinusTurtles and Tortoises
- Green Turtle - Chelonia mydas
- Loggerhead Turtle - Caretta caretta
- Hawksbill Turtle - Eretmochelys imbricata
- Leatherback Turtle - Dermochelys coriacea
- Olive Ridley Turtle - Lepidochelys olivacea
- Amazon Matamata - Chelus fimbriatus
- Twist-necked Turtle (South American Flat-headed)- Platemys platycephala
- Lesser Toad-headed Turtle - Phrynops gibbus
- Greater Toad-headed Turtle - Phrynops raniceps
- Geoffroy's Side-necked Turtle - Phrynops geoffroanus
- Red Toad-headed Turtle - Phrynops rufipes
- Big-Headed River Turtle - Peltocephalus dumerilianus
- Yellow-spotted Side-necked Turtle (Taricaya)- Podocnemis unifilis ...photo
- Giant Amazonian (South American) River Turtle - Podocnemis expansa
- Six-tubercled River Turtle - Podocnemis sextuberculata
- Scorpion Mud Turtle - Kinosternon scorpiodes
- White-lipped Mud Turtle - Kinosternon leucostomum
- Yellow-footed Tortoise - Geochelone denticulata
- Red-footed Tortoise - Geochelone carbonaria
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A complete network of interconnecting roads linked Cusco to its provinces and other kingdoms and the Inca Trail to Machu Picchu was part of that system. Today it has become the most famous and popular trek in South America due to the variety of attractions it offers. The trail route lies within the Machu Picchu Historical Sanctuary, which was created by the government in 1981 to protect the natural beauty and the archaeological sites of this extraordinary area. This spectacular trail runs from high mountains down to cloud forest, passing through a number of diverse ecological zones filled with an enormous variety of plants and bird life. The route is also studded with archaeological sites which lead the visitor to the lost city of the Incas; Machu Picchu.