Striped Mud Turtle

Striped Mud Turtle

Kinosternon baurii

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered Endemic
30–40% · Possible
overall probability at Big Cypress National Preserve

Closest Relatives at Big Cypress National Preserve

Florida Mud Turtle
Endemic

Florida Mud Turtle

☀️ Diurnal Reptile

Kinosternon steindachneri

0–10% · Rare
Common Musk Turtle
LC

Common Musk Turtle

☀️ Diurnal Reptile

Sternotherus odoratus

0–10% · With luck

📅 Monthly Probability

30–40
Jan
30–40
Feb
20–30
Mar
30–40
Apr
30–40
May
40–50
Jun
30–40
Jul
40–50
Aug
20–30
Sep
50–60
Oct
30–40
Nov
10–20
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

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
20–30%
2 Congaree National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Striped Mud Turtle in Big Cypress National Preserve?

About 34% of visitor-days record a Striped Mud Turtle sighting in Big Cypress National Preserve, based on 68 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Striped Mud Turtle in Big Cypress National Preserve?

October has the highest sighting rate for Striped Mud Turtle in Big Cypress National Preserve in our monthly data.

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