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Mesoamerican Slider

Trachemys venusta

Silhouette: DataBase Center for Life Science (DBCLS) · PhyloPic

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible
at Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve
5 Verified sightings at Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve From 2019 to 2026
170 Verified sightings across all 23 parks From 2019 to 2026
September Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

About the Mesoamerican Slider

The Meso-American slider (Trachemys venusta) is a species of turtle belonging to the family Emydidae. The species is distributed from Mexico to Colombia. Trachemys venusta is found from southeastern Mexico to northwestern Colombia.

Trachemys venusta venusta – Belize, Guatemala, Honduras, and Mexico in the states of Campeche, Chiapas, Oaxaca, Quintana Roo, Tabasco, Veracruz, and Yucatán Trachemys venusta cataspila – Mexico in the states of San Luis Potosí, Tamaulipas, and Veracruz

Trachemys venusta grayi – El Salvador, Guatemala and Mexico in the states of Chiapas and Oaxaca The following three new subspecies were described in 2010. Trachemys venusta iversoni – Mexico in the state of Yucatán Trachemys venusta panamensis – Panama

Trachemys venusta uhrigi – Costa Rica, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, and Colombia in the departments of Antioquia and Chocó Trachemys venusta venusta (Gray, 1856) – Belize slider Trachemys venusta cataspila (Günther, 1885) – Huastecan slider

Trachemys venusta grayi (Bocourt, 1868) – Gray's slider Trachemys venusta iversoni McCord, Joseph-Ouni, Hagen & Blanck, 2010 – Yucatán slider Trachemys venusta panamensis McCord,... Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Warmer areas are where this animal is recorded most often.

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary 🇧🇿 Belize
~20%
2 Calakmul Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
~20%
3 Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
~20%
4 Tortuguero National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~20%
5 Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
~20%
6 Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
~20%
7 Lago de Yojoa 🇭🇳 Honduras
~10%
8 Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
~10%
9 Soberanía National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
~10%
10 Bastimentos Island National Marine Park 🇵🇦 Panama
~10%
11 Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
~10%
12 Parque Natural Metropolitano 🇵🇦 Panama
~10%
13 La Amistad International Park (Panama) 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
14 Chagres National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
Insufficient data
15 Celestún Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
Insufficient data
16 Cañón del Sumidero National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
Insufficient data
17 Tikal National Park 🇬🇹 Guatemala
Insufficient data
18 Cahuita National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
19 Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
20 Piedras Blancas National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
21 Sierra Nevada National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
Insufficient data
22 Darién National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
Insufficient data
23 Corcovado National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Mesoamerican Slider in Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve?

About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Mesoamerican Slider sighting in Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve, based on 5 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Mesoamerican Slider in Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve?

September has the highest sighting rate for Mesoamerican Slider in Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve in our monthly data.

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