Helmeted Turtle

Closest Relatives at Tarangire National Park

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	Etosha National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	30–40%
2	Moremi Game Reserve	🇧🇼 Botswana	10–20%
3	Tarangire National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	10–20%
4	Masai Mara National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	10–20%
5	Serengeti National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	0–10%
6	Ngorongoro Conservation Area	🇹🇿 Tanzania	0–10%
7	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	0–10%
8	Waterberg Plateau Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	Insufficient data
9	Hwange National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	Insufficient data
10	Niokolo-Koba National Park	🇸🇳 Senegal	Insufficient data
11	Ankarafantsika National Park	🇲🇬 Madagascar	Insufficient data
12	Ruaha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	Insufficient data
13	Akagera National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	Insufficient data
14	Nairobi National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	Insufficient data
15	Murchison Falls National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	Insufficient data
16	Mkomazi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	Insufficient data
17	Samburu National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	Insufficient data
18	Chobe National Park	🇧🇼 Botswana	Insufficient data
19	Tsavo East National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	Insufficient data
20	Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Helmeted Turtle in Tarangire National Park?

About 11% of visitor-days record a Helmeted Turtle sighting in Tarangire National Park, based on 5 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Helmeted Turtle in Tarangire National Park?

January has the highest sighting rate for Helmeted Turtle in Tarangire National Park in our monthly data.