Common Box Turtle
Terrapene carolina
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassTestudines
- FamilyEmydidae (Pond and Box Turtles)
- GenusTerrapene (Box Turtles)
- SpeciesTerrapene carolina (Common Box Turtle)
Closest Relatives at Everglades National Park
Florida Redbelly Turtle
Pseudemys nelsoni
Peninsular Cooter
Pseudemys peninsularis
Pond Slider
Trachemys scripta
Chicken Turtle
Deirochelys reticularia
False Map Turtle
Graptemys pseudogeographica
Diamondback Terrapin
Malaclemys terrapin
Ouachita Map Turtle
Graptemys ouachitensis
📅 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 | Shenandoah National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Great Smoky Mountains National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Congaree National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | Everglades National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Common Box Turtle in Everglades National Park?
About 21% of visitor-days record a Common Box Turtle sighting in Everglades National Park, based on 233 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Common Box Turtle in Everglades National Park?
January has the highest sighting rate for Common Box Turtle in Everglades National Park in our monthly data.