Yellow Mud Turtle
Kinosternon flavescens
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassTestudines
- FamilyKinosternidae (American Mud and Musk Turtles)
- GenusKinosternon (Mud Turtles)
- SpeciesKinosternon flavescens (Yellow Mud Turtle)
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · 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 | Big Bend National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
More parks will be added in future updates.
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Yellow Mud Turtle in Big Bend National Park?
About 14% of visitor-days record a Yellow Mud Turtle sighting in Big Bend National Park, based on 29 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Yellow Mud Turtle in Big Bend National Park?
August has the highest sighting rate for Yellow Mud Turtle in Big Bend National Park in our monthly data.