Texas Tortoise
Gopherus berlandieri
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassTestudines
- FamilyTestudinidae (Tortoises)
- GenusGopherus (Gopher and Desert Tortoises)
- SpeciesGopherus berlandieri (Texas Tortoise)
📅 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 | Cumbres de Monterrey National Park | 🇲🇽 Mexico |
More parks will be added in future updates.
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Texas Tortoise in Cumbres de Monterrey National Park?
About 8% of visitor-days record a Texas Tortoise sighting in Cumbres de Monterrey National Park, based on 39 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Texas Tortoise in Cumbres de Monterrey National Park?
April has the highest sighting rate for Texas Tortoise in Cumbres de Monterrey National Park in our monthly data.