Family

Pond and Box Turtles

Emydidae

28 species in our catalog · found in 79 parks

Species in this group

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

Chrysemys picta

Terrapene carolina

Trachemys scripta

Trachemys dorbigni

Emys orbicularis

Trachemys grayi

Pseudemys nelsoni

Trachemys decussata

Graptemys geographica

30–40% · Possible

LC Endemic

Pseudemys peninsularis

Trachemys gaigeae

Trachemys venusta

Pseudemys concinna

Actinemys marmorata

Terrapene ornata

Deirochelys reticularia

Emys blandingii

Trachemys stejnegeri

Trachemys callirostris

Insufficient data

Actinemys pallida

0–10% · With luck

NT Endemic

Pseudemys rubriventris

Glyptemys insculpta

Terrapene yucatana

Clemmys guttata

Graptemys pseudogeographica

Pseudemys gorzugi

Malaclemys terrapin

Graptemys ouachitensis

<5% · Rare

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📅 Monthly Probability

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

10–20

Jan

20–30

Feb

10–20

Mar

20–30

Apr

20–30

May

20–30

Jun

20–30

Jul

20–30

Aug

20–30

Sep

10–20

Oct

10–20

Nov

10–20

Dec

🕐 When They're Spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Pond and Box 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	P(≥1)
1	Shenandoah National Park	🇺🇸 United States	7	70–80%
	Common Box Turtle			50–60%
	Painted Turtle			30–40%
	River Cooter			10–20%
	Pond Slider			10–20%
	Northern Red-bellied Cooter			0–10%
	Wood Turtle			0–10%
	Spotted Turtle			<5%
2	Point Pelee National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	3	70–80%
	Painted Turtle			60–70%
	Northern Map Turtle			30–40%
	Blanding's Turtle			10–20%
3	Congaree National Park	🇺🇸 United States	4	70–80%
	Pond Slider			40–50%
	Common Box Turtle			30–40%
	River Cooter			10–20%
	Spotted Turtle			Insufficient data
4	Everglades National Park	🇺🇸 United States	8	70–80%
	Florida Redbelly Turtle			40–50%
	Common Box Turtle			20–30%
	Peninsular Cooter			20–30%
	Pond Slider			10–20%
	Chicken Turtle			0–10%
	False Map Turtle			Insufficient data
	Diamondback Terrapin			<5%
	Ouachita Map Turtle			Insufficient data
5	Parque Natural Metropolitano	🇵🇦 Panama	4	60–70%
	Nicaraguan Slider			40–50%
	Pond Slider			40–50%
	Mesoamerican Slider			0–10%
	South American slider			<5%
6	Big Cypress National Preserve	🇺🇸 United States	4	60–70%
	Florida Redbelly Turtle			40–50%
	Peninsular Cooter			30–40%
	Chicken Turtle			10–20%
	Common Box Turtle			0–10%
7	Great Smoky Mountains National Park	🇺🇸 United States	5	60–70%
	Common Box Turtle			30–40%
	Pond Slider			10–20%
	River Cooter			10–20%
	Northern Map Turtle			10–20%
	Painted Turtle			0–10%
8	Voyageurs National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	50–60%
	Painted Turtle			50–60%
9	El Palmar National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	1	40–50%
	Black-bellied Slider			Insufficient data
10	Hortobágy National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	1	40–50%
	European Pond Turtle			40–50%
11	Kiskunság National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	1	40–50%
	European Pond Turtle			40–50%
12	Soberanía National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	4	30–40%
	Nicaraguan Slider			20–30%
	Mesoamerican Slider			10–20%
	Pond Slider			0–10%
	South American slider			Insufficient data
13	Tortuguero National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	3	30–40%
	Nicaraguan Slider			20–30%
	Mesoamerican Slider			10–20%
	Pond Slider			Insufficient data
14	Ciénaga de Zapata	🇨🇺 Cuba	1	30–40%
	Cuban Slider			30–40%
15	Big Bend National Park	🇺🇸 United States	3	30–40%
	Big Bend Slider			30–40%
	Pond Slider			0–10%
	Rio Grande Cooter			Insufficient data
16	Badlands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2	30–40%
	Painted Turtle			20–30%
	Western Box Turtle			10–20%
17	Isle Royale National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	30–40%
	Painted Turtle			30–40%
18	Acadia National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	20–30%
	Painted Turtle			20–30%
19	Calakmul Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	3	20–30%
	Mesoamerican Slider			20–30%
	Yucatán Box Turtle			Insufficient data
	Pond Slider			Insufficient data
20	Channel Islands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2	20–30%
	Pond Slider			10–20%
	SWPT			0–10%
21	Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks	🇺🇸 United States	2	20–30%
	Western Pond Turtle			10–20%
	Pond Slider			0–10%
22	Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary	🇧🇿 Belize	1	20–30%
	Mesoamerican Slider			20–30%
23	Joshua Tree National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	20–30%
	Pond Slider			20–30%
24	Fertő-Hanság National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	2	20–30%
	European Pond Turtle			Insufficient data
	Pond Slider			Insufficient data
25	Lago de Yojoa	🇭🇳 Honduras	2	20–30%
	Mesoamerican Slider			10–20%
	Pond Slider			Insufficient data
26	Sierra Nevada National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	4	10–20%
	Pond Slider			10–20%
	Mesoamerican Slider			Insufficient data
	Florida Redbelly Turtle			Insufficient data
	False Map Turtle			Insufficient data
27	Cumbres de Monterrey National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	3	10–20%
	Pond Slider			10–20%
	Mesoamerican Slider			0–10%
	Rio Grande Cooter			<5%
28	Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	1	10–20%
	Mesoamerican Slider			10–20%
29	Sierra de Guadarrama National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	3	10–20%
	Pond Slider			10–20%
	European Pond Turtle			Insufficient data
	Ouachita Map Turtle			Insufficient data
30	Chagres National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	3	10–20%
	Mesoamerican Slider			Insufficient data
	Pond Slider			Insufficient data
	Nicaraguan Slider			0–10%
31	Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	1	10–20%
	Mesoamerican Slider			10–20%
32	Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	1	10–20%
	Mesoamerican Slider			10–20%
33	Pyrénées National Park	🇫🇷 France	3	10–20%
	Pond Slider			0–10%
	European Pond Turtle			0–10%
	River Cooter			Insufficient data
34	Bastimentos Island National Marine Park	🇵🇦 Panama	2	10–20%
	Mesoamerican Slider			10–20%
	Nicaraguan Slider			Insufficient data
35	Cañón del Sumidero National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	2	10–20%
	Pond Slider			0–10%
	Mesoamerican Slider			Insufficient data
36	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	3	10–20%
	Nicaraguan Slider			0–10%
	Mesoamerican Slider			0–10%
	Pond Slider			0–10%
37	Piedras Blancas National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	10–20%
	Nicaraguan Slider			0–10%
	Mesoamerican Slider			Insufficient data
38	Riding Mountain National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1	10–20%
	Painted Turtle			10–20%
39	Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	1	10–20%
	Mesoamerican Slider			10–20%
40	Wadden Sea National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	3	10–20%
	Pond Slider			0–10%
	Ouachita Map Turtle			<5%
	River Cooter			Insufficient data
41	Los Haitises National Park	🇩🇴 Dominican Republic	1	10–20%
	Puerto Rican Slider			Insufficient data
42	Glacier National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	10–20%
	Painted Turtle			10–20%
43	Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	10–20%
	Nicaraguan Slider			Insufficient data
	Mesoamerican Slider			Insufficient data
44	Cahuita National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	10–20%
	Nicaraguan Slider			0–10%
	Mesoamerican Slider			Insufficient data
45	Caroni Swamp	🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago	1	10–20%
	Pond Slider			Insufficient data
46	Banff National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1	10–20%
	Painted Turtle			10–20%
47	Yosemite National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2	10–20%
	Western Pond Turtle			0–10%
	Pond Slider			Insufficient data
48	Corcovado National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	10–20%
	Nicaraguan Slider			Insufficient data
	Mesoamerican Slider			Insufficient data
49	Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	1	10–20%
	Mesoamerican Slider			10–20%
50	Monfragüe National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1	0–10%
	Pond Slider			0–10%
51	Tayrona National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	1	0–10%
	South American slider			Insufficient data
52	Nairobi National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	1	0–10%
	Pond Slider			Insufficient data
53	Marino Ballena National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	0–10%
	Nicaraguan Slider			Insufficient data
54	Celestún Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	1	0–10%
	Mesoamerican Slider			Insufficient data
55	Guadalupe Mountains National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	0–10%
	Western Box Turtle			Insufficient data
56	Tijuca National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	1	0–10%
	Black-bellied Slider			0–10%
57	Braulio Carrillo National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	0–10%
	Nicaraguan Slider			Insufficient data
	Pond Slider			Insufficient data
58	Manuel Antonio National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	0–10%
	Nicaraguan Slider			0–10%
59	Doñana National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1	0–10%
	European Pond Turtle			0–10%
60	Khao Yai National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	1	0–10%
	Pond Slider			Insufficient data
61	Ostional Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	0–10%
	Nicaraguan Slider			Insufficient data
62	Olympic National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2	0–10%
	Pond Slider			<5%
	Painted Turtle			Insufficient data
63	Tenorio Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	0–10%
	Nicaraguan Slider			Insufficient data
64	Palo Verde National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	0–10%
	Nicaraguan Slider			Insufficient data
65	Cape Breton Highlands National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1	0–10%
	Painted Turtle			Insufficient data
66	Iguazú National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	1	0–10%
	Black-bellied Slider			Insufficient data
67	Chirripó National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	0–10%
	Pond Slider			Insufficient data
68	Abel Tasman National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	1	0–10%
	Pond Slider			Insufficient data
69	Redwood National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	<5%
	Western Pond Turtle			Insufficient data
70	Darién National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	1	<5%
	Mesoamerican Slider			Insufficient data
71	Snowdonia National Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1	<5%
	Pond Slider			Insufficient data
72	Iguaçu National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	1	<5%
	Black-bellied Slider			Insufficient data
73	Death Valley National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	<5%
	Pond Slider			Insufficient data
74	Cévennes National Park	🇫🇷 France	1	<5%
	European Pond Turtle			Insufficient data
75	Arenal Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	<5%
	Nicaraguan Slider			Insufficient data
76	Bavarian Forest National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	1	<5%
	Pond Slider			Insufficient data
77	Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	<5%
	Nicaraguan Slider			Insufficient data
78	Royal National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1	<5%
	Pond Slider			Insufficient data
79	Great Bear Rainforest	🇨🇦 Canada	1	<5%
	Pond Slider			Insufficient data

Pond and Box Turtles

Species in this group

Painted Turtle

Common Box Turtle

Pond Slider

Black-bellied Slider

European Pond Turtle

Nicaraguan Slider

Florida Redbelly Turtle

Cuban Slider

Northern Map Turtle

Peninsular Cooter

Big Bend Slider

Mesoamerican Slider

River Cooter

Western Pond Turtle

Western Box Turtle

Chicken Turtle

Blanding's Turtle

Puerto Rican Slider

South American slider

SWPT

Northern Red-bellied Cooter

Wood Turtle

Yucatán Box Turtle

Spotted Turtle

False Map Turtle

Rio Grande Cooter

Diamondback Terrapin

Ouachita Map Turtle

📅 Monthly Probability

🕐 When They're Spotted

Where to see Pond and Box Turtles

Parks Ranked