Furrowed Wood Turtle
Rhinoclemmys areolata
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassTestudines
- FamilyGeoemydidae (Eurasian Pond, River, and Neotropical Wood Turtles)
- GenusRhinoclemmys (Neotropical Wood Turtles)
- SpeciesRhinoclemmys areolata (Furrowed Wood 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 | Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 2 | Calakmul Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 3 | Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 4 | Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Furrowed Wood Turtle in Calakmul Biosphere Reserve?
About 19% of visitor-days record a Furrowed Wood Turtle sighting in Calakmul Biosphere Reserve, based on 25 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Furrowed Wood Turtle in Calakmul Biosphere Reserve?
September has the highest sighting rate for Furrowed Wood Turtle in Calakmul Biosphere Reserve in our monthly data.