Nicaraguan Slider
Trachemys grayi
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassTestudines
- FamilyEmydidae (Pond and Box Turtles)
- GenusTrachemys (Sliders)
- SpeciesTrachemys grayi (Nicaraguan Slider)
📅 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 | Parque Natural Metropolitano | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 2 | Soberanía National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 3 | Tortuguero National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 4 | Piedras Blancas National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 5 | Manuel Antonio National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 6 | Cahuita National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 7 | Chagres National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 8 | La Amistad International Park (Panama) | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 9 | Marino Ballena National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 10 | Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 11 | Corcovado National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 12 | Ostional Wildlife Refuge | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 13 | Tenorio Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 14 | Palo Verde National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 15 | Bastimentos Island National Marine Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 16 | Braulio Carrillo National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 17 | Arenal Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 18 | Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Nicaraguan Slider in Manuel Antonio National Park?
About 7% of visitor-days record a Nicaraguan Slider sighting in Manuel Antonio National Park, based on 5 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Nicaraguan Slider in Manuel Antonio National Park?
June has the highest sighting rate for Nicaraguan Slider in Manuel Antonio National Park in our monthly data.