Black River Turtle

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	Daily sighting probability
1	Tortuguero National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~40%
2	Bastimentos Island National Marine Park	🇵🇦 Panama	~30%
3	Cahuita National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~30%
4	Braulio Carrillo National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~30%
5	Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~20%
6	Tenorio Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~10%
7	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	~10%
8	Arenal Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~10%
9	Los Quetzales National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
10	Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte 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