Scorpion Mud Turtle
Kinosternon scorpioides
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassTestudines
- FamilyKinosternidae (American Mud and Musk Turtles)
- GenusKinosternon (Mud Turtles)
- SpeciesKinosternon scorpioides (Scorpion Mud Turtle)
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of Scorpion Mud Turtle at Amacayacu National Natural Park — not enough to chart months honestly.
☀️🌙 When They're Spotted
Active throughout day and night · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | El Impenetrable National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 2 | Calakmul Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 3 | Yasuní National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 4 | Soberanía National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 5 | Chagres National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 6 | Parque Natural Metropolitano | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 7 | Caroni Swamp | 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago | |
| 8 | Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 9 | Celestún Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 10 | Cañón del Sumidero National Park | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 11 | Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 12 | Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 13 | Tambopata National Reserve | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 14 | Palo Verde National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 15 | Amacayacu National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 16 | Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 17 | Manu National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru |