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 Great Smoky Mountains National Park
📅 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 Great Smoky Mountains National Park?
About 38% of visitor-days record a Common Box Turtle sighting in Great Smoky Mountains National Park, based on 295 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Common Box Turtle in Great Smoky Mountains National Park?
June has the highest sighting rate for Common Box Turtle in Great Smoky Mountains National Park in our monthly data.