Chicken Turtle
Deirochelys reticularia
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassTestudines
- FamilyEmydidae (Pond and Box Turtles)
- GenusDeirochelys (Chicken Turtles)
- SpeciesDeirochelys reticularia (Chicken Turtle)
Closest Relatives at Big Cypress National Preserve
📅 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 | Everglades National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
More parks will be added in future updates.
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Chicken Turtle in Big Cypress National Preserve?
About 13% of visitor-days record a Chicken Turtle sighting in Big Cypress National Preserve, based on 34 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Chicken Turtle in Big Cypress National Preserve?
November has the highest sighting rate for Chicken Turtle in Big Cypress National Preserve in our monthly data.