Family

Typical Sea Turtles

Cheloniidae

4 species in our catalog · found in 59 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassTestudines
FamilyCheloniidae (Typical Sea Turtles)

Species in this group

Each card shows the species at its best park — tap for the full profile

Eretmochelys imbricata

Daily sighting probability ~90% · Very likely

Chelonia mydas

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely

Lepidochelys olivacea

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Caretta caretta

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~40%

Jan

~30%

Feb

~30%

Mar

~30%

Apr

~30%

May

~30%

Jun

~40%

Jul

~40%

Aug

~40%

Sep

~30%

Oct

~40%

Nov

~30%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Typical Sea Turtles

Worldwide records of this group (human observations from 2019 onwards, GBIF). Pins mark our parks — tap one for the chance of seeing at least one species of the group there.

Parks Ranked

Chance of seeing at least one species of the group · number of its species present

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Coiba National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	3	>90%
	Hawksbill			~90%
	Green Sea Turtle			~80%
	Pacific Ridley			Insufficient data
2	Komodo National Park	🇮🇩 Indonesia	3	~90%
	Hawksbill			~80%
	Green Sea Turtle			~70%
	Loggerhead Sea Turtle			Insufficient data
3	Cape Range	🇦🇺 Australia	3	~90%
	Green Sea Turtle			~80%
	Hawksbill			~30%
	Loggerhead Sea Turtle			Insufficient data
4	Ningaloo Marine Park	🇦🇺 Australia	3	~80%
	Green Sea Turtle			~70%
	Loggerhead Sea Turtle			~20%
	Hawksbill			~20%
5	Raja Ampat	🇮🇩 Indonesia	3	~80%
	Hawksbill			~50%
	Green Sea Turtle			~40%
	Loggerhead Sea Turtle			Insufficient data
6	Galápagos Islands	🇪🇨 Ecuador	3	~60%
	Green Sea Turtle			~60%
	Hawksbill			~10%
	Pacific Ridley			Insufficient data
7	Bali Barat National Park	🇮🇩 Indonesia	2	~60%
	Hawksbill			~40%
	Green Sea Turtle			~40%
8	Machalilla National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	3	~60%
	Green Sea Turtle			~40%
	Pacific Ridley			Insufficient data
	Hawksbill			Insufficient data
9	Ostional Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	~50%
	Pacific Ridley			~40%
	Green Sea Turtle			Insufficient data
10	Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	3	~50%
	Green Sea Turtle			~20%
	Hawksbill			~20%
	Loggerhead Sea Turtle			~10%
11	Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	3	~50%
	Green Sea Turtle			~40%
	Loggerhead Sea Turtle			Insufficient data
	Hawksbill			Insufficient data
12	Cabo Pulmo National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	2	~40%
	Green Sea Turtle			~40%
	Pacific Ridley			Insufficient data
13	Corcovado National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	3	~40%
	Green Sea Turtle			~20%
	Pacific Ridley			~20%
	Hawksbill			Insufficient data
14	Las Baulas Marine National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	3	~40%
	Pacific Ridley			~20%
	Green Sea Turtle			Insufficient data
	Hawksbill			Insufficient data
15	Santa Rosa National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	3	~40%
	Green Sea Turtle			~20%
	Pacific Ridley			Insufficient data
	Hawksbill			~10%
16	Utría National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	2	~30%
	Pacific Ridley			Insufficient data
	Loggerhead Sea Turtle			Insufficient data
17	Tortuguero National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	~30%
	Green Sea Turtle			~30%
	Hawksbill			Insufficient data
18	iSimangaliso Wetland Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	3	~30%
	Green Sea Turtle			~20%
	Loggerhead Sea Turtle			~10%
	Hawksbill			~10%
19	Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	~30%
	Pacific Ridley			~20%
	Green Sea Turtle			Insufficient data
20	Bahía de Loreto National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	3	~30%
	Pacific Ridley			Insufficient data
	Green Sea Turtle			Insufficient data
	Hawksbill			Insufficient data
21	Blue and John Crow Mountains National Park	🇯🇲 Jamaica	2	~30%
	Hawksbill			Insufficient data
	Green Sea Turtle			Insufficient data
22	Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	2	~30%
	Green Sea Turtle			~20%
	Hawksbill			~10%
23	El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	3	~20%
	Green Sea Turtle			~20%
	Loggerhead Sea Turtle			Insufficient data
	Pacific Ridley			Insufficient data
24	Daintree National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	2	~20%
	Green Sea Turtle			~20%
	Loggerhead Sea Turtle			Insufficient data
25	Main Ridge Forest Reserve	🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago	2	~20%
	Hawksbill			Insufficient data
	Green Sea Turtle			Insufficient data
26	Isla del Coco National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	~20%
	Hawksbill			Insufficient data
27	San Lorenzo Protected Forest	🇵🇦 Panama	1	~20%
	Green Sea Turtle			Insufficient data
28	Celestún Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	3	~20%
	Hawksbill			Insufficient data
	Loggerhead Sea Turtle			Insufficient data
	Green Sea Turtle			Insufficient data
29	Royal National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	2	~20%
	Green Sea Turtle			~20%
	Hawksbill			Insufficient data
30	Tsavo East National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	2	~20%
	Green Sea Turtle			~10%
	Hawksbill			Insufficient data
31	Noosa National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	2	~20%
	Green Sea Turtle			~10%
	Loggerhead Sea Turtle			Insufficient data
32	Everglades National Park	🇺🇸 United States	3	~10%
	Green Sea Turtle			~10%
	Loggerhead Sea Turtle			<5%
	Hawksbill			<5%
33	Piedras Blancas National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	~10%
	Hawksbill			Insufficient data
	Green Sea Turtle			Insufficient data
34	Bastimentos Island National Marine Park	🇵🇦 Panama	2	~10%
	Hawksbill			Insufficient data
	Loggerhead Sea Turtle			Insufficient data
35	Jaragua National Park	🇩🇴 Dominican Republic	1	~10%
	Green Sea Turtle			Insufficient data
36	Booderee National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1	~10%
	Green Sea Turtle			~10%
37	Wilsons Promontory National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	2	~10%
	Green Sea Turtle			Insufficient data
	Loggerhead Sea Turtle			Insufficient data
38	Cahuita National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	~10%
	Green Sea Turtle			Insufficient data
	Hawksbill			Insufficient data
39	Manuel Antonio National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	~10%
	Pacific Ridley			Insufficient data
	Green Sea Turtle			Insufficient data
40	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	3	~10%
	Hawksbill			Insufficient data
	Loggerhead Sea Turtle			Insufficient data
	Green Sea Turtle			Insufficient data
41	Tayrona National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	1	~10%
	Loggerhead Sea Turtle			Insufficient data
42	Chagres National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	1	~10%
	Green Sea Turtle			Insufficient data
43	Marino Ballena National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	~10%
	Pacific Ridley			Insufficient data
44	Darién National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	1	~10%
	Pacific Ridley			Insufficient data
45	Tijuca National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	1	~10%
	Green Sea Turtle			Insufficient data
46	Garden Route National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	2	~10%
	Loggerhead Sea Turtle			Insufficient data
	Green Sea Turtle			Insufficient data
47	Yala National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	1	~10%
	Green Sea Turtle			Insufficient data
48	Gunung Leuser National Park	🇮🇩 Indonesia	1	~10%
	Green Sea Turtle			Insufficient data
49	Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	~10%
	Green Sea Turtle			Insufficient data
50	Olympic National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2	<5%
	Loggerhead Sea Turtle			Insufficient data
	Green Sea Turtle			Insufficient data
51	Great Otway National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1	<5%
	Hawksbill			Insufficient data
52	Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary	🇲🇾 Malaysia	1	<5%
	Green Sea Turtle			Insufficient data
53	Carara National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	<5%
	Pacific Ridley			Insufficient data
54	Fiordland National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	1	<5%
	Pacific Ridley			Insufficient data
55	Pacific Rim National Park Reserve	🇨🇦 Canada	1	<5%
	Green Sea Turtle			Insufficient data
56	Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	<5%
	Pacific Ridley			Insufficient data
57	Channel Islands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	<5%
	Green Sea Turtle			<5%
58	Great Bear Rainforest	🇨🇦 Canada	1	<5%
	Loggerhead Sea Turtle			Insufficient data
59	Table Mountain National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1	<5%
	Loggerhead Sea Turtle			Insufficient data

Typical Sea Turtles

Species in this group

Hawksbill

Green Sea Turtle

Pacific Ridley

Loggerhead Sea Turtle

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Typical Sea Turtles

Parks Ranked