Black Terrapin

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	Tortuguero National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	30–40%
2	Bastimentos Island National Marine Park	🇵🇦 Panama	30–40%
3	Cahuita National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	30–40%
4	Braulio Carrillo National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	20–30%
5	Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	10–20%
6	Tenorio Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	10–20%
7	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	10–20%
8	Arenal Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	0–10%
9	Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
10	Los Quetzales National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
11	Manuel Antonio National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
12	Corcovado National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
13	Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
14	Soberanía National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Black Terrapin in Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge?

About 17% of visitor-days record a Black Terrapin sighting in Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge, based on 15 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Black Terrapin in Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge?

May has the highest sighting rate for Black Terrapin in Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge in our monthly data.