Red-Footed Tortoise

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	Emas National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	20–30%
2	Darién National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	0–10%
3	Soberanía National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	0–10%
4	Parque Natural Metropolitano	🇵🇦 Panama	0–10%
5	El Impenetrable National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	Insufficient data
6	Amboró National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	Insufficient data
7	Sierra de la Macarena National Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	Insufficient data
8	Cordillera Azul National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	Insufficient data
9	Chagres National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data
10	Anavilhanas National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	Insufficient data
11	Tambopata National Reserve	🇵🇪 Peru	Insufficient data
12	Iguazú National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	Insufficient data
13	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data
14	Everglades National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Red-Footed Tortoise in Darién National Park?

About 9% of visitor-days record a Red-Footed Tortoise sighting in Darién National Park, based on 5 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Red-Footed Tortoise in Darién National Park?

December has the highest sighting rate for Red-Footed Tortoise in Darién National Park in our monthly data.