The Mesoamerican river turtle generally lives about 20-40 years. In addition to understanding the lifespan of the Central American river turtle, let's learn about the living habits of the Central American river turtle.

The Central American river turtle can be said to live completely in water, because The Central American river turtle is almost unable to move on land, because the Central American river turtle lives in the water for a long time, the limbs are slightly degenerated, and it cannot bear the weight of the body when walking on land. Mesoamerican river turtles are found mainly in rivers, lagoons and other large wetlands in southern Mexico, Guatemala and Belize.