Description

3D scan of a skeleton of an Arrau turtle (*Podocnemis expansa*). Arrau turtles live in the wetland areas of South America and are among the largest freshwater turtles in the world. The skeleton belongs to the Siebenrock collection of the museum. This skeleton cannot be found in the exhibition halls. Another [Arrau turtle](https://skfb.ly/o6INI) is Number 73 of the NHM Top 100 and can be found in Hall 28 of the NHM Vienna. **Specimen**: *Podocnemis expansa* (Schweigger, 1812) **Inventory number**: NHMW-ZOO-HS-1904 **Collection**: Natural History Museum Vienna, 1st Zoological Dept., Herpetology Coll. (curator: Silke Schweiger) Find out more about the NHMW [here](http://www.nhm-wien.ac.at/en). Scanned and edited by Anna Haider & Viola Winkler (NHMW) Scanner: Artec Leo. Infrastructure funded by the FFG.