Rio Grande Cooter
Pseudemys gorzugi
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassTestudines
- FamilyEmydidae (Pond and Box Turtles)
- GenusPseudemys (Cooters)
- SpeciesPseudemys gorzugi (Rio Grande Cooter)
Closest Relatives at Cumbres de Monterrey National Park
📅 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 | Cumbres de Monterrey National Park | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 2 | Big Bend National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Rio Grande Cooter in Cumbres de Monterrey National Park?
About 4% of visitor-days record a Rio Grande Cooter sighting in Cumbres de Monterrey National Park, based on 16 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Rio Grande Cooter in Cumbres de Monterrey National Park?
November has the highest sighting rate for Rio Grande Cooter in Cumbres de Monterrey National Park in our monthly data.