Creaser's Mud Turtle
Kinosternon creaseri
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassTestudines
- FamilyKinosternidae (American Mud and Musk Turtles)
- GenusKinosternon (Mud Turtles)
- SpeciesKinosternon creaseri (Creaser's Mud Turtle)
Closest Relatives at Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve
📅 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 | Calakmul Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 2 | Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Creaser's Mud Turtle in Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve?
About 11% of visitor-days record a Creaser's Mud Turtle sighting in Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve, based on 6 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Creaser's Mud Turtle in Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve?
June has the highest sighting rate for Creaser's Mud Turtle in Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve in our monthly data.