Diamondback Terrapin
Malaclemys terrapin
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassTestudines
- FamilyEmydidae (Pond and Box Turtles)
- GenusMalaclemys (Diamondback Terrapins)
- SpeciesMalaclemys terrapin (Diamondback Terrapin)
Closest Relatives at Everglades National Park
Florida Redbelly Turtle
Pseudemys nelsoni
Common Box Turtle
Terrapene carolina
Peninsular Cooter
Pseudemys peninsularis
Pond Slider
Trachemys scripta
Chicken Turtle
Deirochelys reticularia
False Map Turtle
Graptemys pseudogeographica
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 | Everglades National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
More parks will be added in future updates.
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Diamondback Terrapin in Everglades National Park?
About 4% of visitor-days record a Diamondback Terrapin sighting in Everglades National Park, based on 11 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Diamondback Terrapin in Everglades National Park?
June has the highest sighting rate for Diamondback Terrapin in Everglades National Park in our monthly data.