Florida Redbelly Turtle

Florida Redbelly Turtle

Pseudemys nelsoni

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered Endemic
40–50% · Likely
overall probability at Everglades National Park

Closest Relatives at Everglades National Park

Peninsular Cooter
LC Endemic

Peninsular Cooter

☀️ Diurnal Reptile

Pseudemys peninsularis

20–30% · Possible
Common Box Turtle
VU

Common Box Turtle

☀️ Diurnal Reptile

Terrapene carolina

20–30% · Possible
Pond Slider
LC

Pond Slider

☀️ Diurnal Reptile

Trachemys scripta

10–20% · With luck
Chicken Turtle
Endemic

Chicken Turtle

☀️ Diurnal Reptile

Deirochelys reticularia

0–10% · With luck
False Map Turtle

False Map Turtle

☀️ Diurnal Reptile

Graptemys pseudogeographica

Insufficient data
Diamondback Terrapin
VU Endemic

Diamondback Terrapin

☀️ Diurnal Reptile

Malaclemys terrapin

<5% · Rare
Ouachita Map Turtle
LC Endemic

Ouachita Map Turtle

☀️ Diurnal Reptile

Graptemys ouachitensis

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

40–50
Jan
40–50
Feb
40–50
Mar
40–50
Apr
40–50
May
30–40
Jun
30–40
Jul
30–40
Aug
20–30
Sep
20–30
Oct
30–40
Nov
40–50
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

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
40–50%
2 Sierra Nevada National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Florida Redbelly Turtle in Everglades National Park?

About 41% of visitor-days record a Florida Redbelly Turtle sighting in Everglades National Park, based on 838 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Florida Redbelly Turtle in Everglades National Park?

March has the highest sighting rate for Florida Redbelly Turtle in Everglades National Park in our monthly data.

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