South American slider
Trachemys callirostris
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassTestudines
- FamilyEmydidae (Pond and Box Turtles)
- GenusTrachemys (Sliders)
- SpeciesTrachemys callirostris (South American slider)
Closest Relatives at Parque Natural Metropolitano
📅 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 | Tayrona National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 3 | Soberanía National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a South American slider in Parque Natural Metropolitano?
About 4% of visitor-days record a South American slider sighting in Parque Natural Metropolitano, based on 6 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see South American slider in Parque Natural Metropolitano?
November has the highest sighting rate for South American slider in Parque Natural Metropolitano in our monthly data.