Cape Terrapin

Cape Terrapin

Pelomedusa galeata

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
10–20% · Possible
overall probability at Garden Route National Park

📅 Monthly Probability

10–20
Jan
0–10
Feb
10–20
Mar
10–20
Apr
10–20
May
10–20
Jun
10–20
Jul
20–30
Aug
20–30
Sep
30–40
Oct
20–30
Nov
10–20
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 Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
30–40%
2 iSimangaliso Wetland Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
20–30%
3 Addo Elephant National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
20–30%
4 Garden Route National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
10–20%
5 Pilanesberg National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
10–20%
6 Table Mountain National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
0–10%
7 Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Cape Terrapin in Garden Route National Park?

About 18% of visitor-days record a Cape Terrapin sighting in Garden Route National Park, based on 14 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Cape Terrapin in Garden Route National Park?

October has the highest sighting rate for Cape Terrapin in Garden Route National Park in our monthly data.

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