Painted Wood 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	Santa Rosa National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	10–20%
2	Ostional Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	10–20%
3	Carara National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	10–20%
4	Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	0–10%
5	Palo Verde National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
6	Las Baulas Marine National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Painted Wood Turtle in Carara National Park?

About 11% of visitor-days record a Painted Wood Turtle sighting in Carara National Park, based on 10 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Painted Wood Turtle in Carara National Park?

October has the highest sighting rate for Painted Wood Turtle in Carara National Park in our monthly data.