Green Turtle
Chelonia mydas
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassTestudines
- FamilyCheloniidae (Typical Sea Turtles)
- GenusChelonia (Green Sea Turtles)
- SpeciesChelonia mydas (Green 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
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Green Turtle in Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve?
About 38% of visitor-days record a Green Turtle sighting in Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve, based on 51 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Green Turtle in Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve?
April has the highest sighting rate for Green Turtle in Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve in our monthly data.