Eastern Mud Turtle
Kinosternon subrubrum
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassTestudines
- FamilyKinosternidae (American Mud and Musk Turtles)
- GenusKinosternon (Mud Turtles)
- SpeciesKinosternon subrubrum (Eastern Mud Turtle)
Closest Relatives at Congaree National Park
📅 Monthly Probability
🌅 When They're Spotted
Most active at dawn and dusk · 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 | Congaree National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
More parks will be added in future updates.
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Eastern Mud Turtle in Congaree National Park?
About 24% of visitor-days record a Eastern Mud Turtle sighting in Congaree National Park, based on 25 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Eastern Mud Turtle in Congaree National Park?
August has the highest sighting rate for Eastern Mud Turtle in Congaree National Park in our monthly data.