South American Snapping Turtle

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	Piedras Blancas National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	10–20%
2	Arenal Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	0–10%
3	Braulio Carrillo National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	0–10%
4	Rincón de la Vieja National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
5	Tenorio Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
6	Parque Natural Metropolitano	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data
7	Tortuguero National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
8	Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
9	Bastimentos Island National Marine Park	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data
10	Cahuita National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
11	Manuel Antonio National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
12	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a South American Snapping Turtle in Braulio Carrillo National Park?

About 8% of visitor-days record a South American Snapping Turtle sighting in Braulio Carrillo National Park, based on 16 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see South American Snapping Turtle in Braulio Carrillo National Park?

January has the highest sighting rate for South American Snapping Turtle in Braulio Carrillo National Park in our monthly data.