Scorpion Mud Turtle
Kinosternon scorpioides
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassTestudines
- FamilyKinosternidae (American Mud and Musk Turtles)
- GenusKinosternon (Mud Turtles)
- SpeciesKinosternon scorpioides (Scorpion Mud Turtle)
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️🌙 When They're Spotted
Active throughout day and night · 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 | El Impenetrable National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 2 | Calakmul Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 3 | Yasuní National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 4 | Soberanía National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 5 | Chagres National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 6 | Parque Natural Metropolitano | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 7 | Caroni Swamp | 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago | |
| 8 | Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 9 | Celestún Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 10 | Cañón del Sumidero National Park | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 11 | Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 12 | Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 13 | Tambopata National Reserve | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 14 | Palo Verde National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 15 | Amacayacu National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 16 | Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 17 | Manu National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Scorpion Mud Turtle in El Impenetrable National Park?
About 34% of visitor-days record a Scorpion Mud Turtle sighting in El Impenetrable National Park, based on 6 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Scorpion Mud Turtle in El Impenetrable National Park?
April has the highest sighting rate for Scorpion Mud Turtle in El Impenetrable National Park in our monthly data.