European Pond Turtle

European Pond Turtle

Emys orbicularis

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

📅 Monthly Probability

10–20
Jan
30–40
Feb
0–10
Mar
40–50
Apr
60–70
May
60–70
Jun
40–50
Jul
40–50
Aug
10–20
Sep
30–40
Oct
10–20
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 Hortobágy National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
40–50%
2 Kiskunság National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
40–50%
3 Doñana National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
0–10%
4 Pyrénées National Park 🇫🇷 France
0–10%
5 Fertő-Hanság National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
Insufficient data
6 Sierra de Guadarrama National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
Insufficient data
7 Cévennes National Park 🇫🇷 France
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a European Pond Turtle in Kiskunság National Park?

About 44% of visitor-days record a European Pond Turtle sighting in Kiskunság National Park, based on 38 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see European Pond Turtle in Kiskunság National Park?

May has the highest sighting rate for European Pond Turtle in Kiskunság National Park in our monthly data.

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