Spiny Softshell Turtle

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	Big Bend National Park	🇺🇸 United States	20–30%
2	Cumbres de Monterrey National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	10–20%
3	Great Smoky Mountains National Park	🇺🇸 United States	0–10%
4	Joshua Tree National Park	🇺🇸 United States	0–10%
5	Congaree National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
6	Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
7	Point Pelee National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	Insufficient data
8	Everglades National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Spiny Softshell Turtle in Joshua Tree National Park?

About 6% of visitor-days record a Spiny Softshell Turtle sighting in Joshua Tree National Park, based on 22 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Spiny Softshell Turtle in Joshua Tree National Park?

August has the highest sighting rate for Spiny Softshell Turtle in Joshua Tree National Park in our monthly data.