Good news! I just got a reply from a local herpetologist. He said it's a Mesoclemmys gibbas (Gibba Turtle). Indeed native, so I will find him a nice spot in my sister's green neighborhood to release him. Thank you all for helping me search. Really appreciate it!
Thank you for your reply :) Yes, I am also a found believer that it's better to leave animals in the wild. But that's the thing, I don't know if it's native and she has 2 dogs 🙈 I'm in Suriname, South America if that's of any help with id-ing...
Hi, we just found this turtle in my sister's backyard.... She called me because I have a yellow and a red footed tortoise but I'm fairly new in the turtle/tortoise world and I have no idea what this one is.. please help