Family

Pond and Box Turtles

Emydidae

30 species in our catalog · found in 82 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassTestudines
FamilyEmydidae (Pond and Box Turtles)

Species in this group

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

Chrysemys picta

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

Terrapene carolina

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

Trachemys scripta

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

Emys orbicularis

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

Pseudemys nelsoni

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Trachemys decussata

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Trachemys grayi

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Graptemys geographica

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

LC Endemic

Pseudemys peninsularis

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Trachemys gaigeae

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Trachemys venusta

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Pseudemys concinna

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Actinemys marmorata

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Endemic

Deirochelys reticularia

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Terrapene ornata

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Trachemys dorbigni

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Emys blandingii

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Trachemys stejnegeri

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Trachemys callirostris

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Actinemys pallida

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

NT Endemic

Pseudemys rubriventris

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Endemic

Terrapene yucatana

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Clemmys guttata

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Graptemys pseudogeographica

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Glyptemys insculpta

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

VU Endemic

Malaclemys terrapin

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

LC Endemic

Graptemys ouachitensis

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Pseudemys gorzugi

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Endemic

Trachemys nebulosa

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Terrapene triunguis

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

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Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~20%

Jan

~20%

Feb

~20%

Mar

~20%

Apr

~20%

May

~30%

Jun

~20%

Jul

~20%

Aug

~20%

Sep

~20%

Oct

~20%

Nov

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