Family

African Mud Turtles

Pelomedusidae

9 species in our catalog · found in 36 parks

Species in this group

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

Pelusios sinuatus

Pelomedusa subrufa

Pelomedusa galeata

Pelomedusa neumanni

Pelusios bechuanicus

Pelusios rhodesianus

Pelusios subniger

Pelusios castanoides

Pelusios castaneus

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📅 Monthly Probability

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

10–20

Jan

10–20

Feb

10–20

Mar

10–20

Apr

10–20

May

10–20

Jun

10–20

Jul

10–20

Aug

10–20

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 African Mud 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	Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	2	40–50%
	Cape Terrapin			30–40%
	Serrated Hinged Terrapin			10–20%
2	Pilanesberg National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	2	40–50%
	Serrated Hinged Terrapin			30–40%
	Cape Terrapin			10–20%
3	Meru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	1	30–40%
	Serrated Hinged Terrapin			Insufficient data
4	Etosha National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	1	30–40%
	Helmeted Turtle			30–40%
5	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	2	30–40%
	Serrated Hinged Terrapin			30–40%
	Helmeted Turtle			0–10%
6	iSimangaliso Wetland Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	4	20–30%
	Cape Terrapin			20–30%
	Yellowbelly Mud Turtle			Insufficient data
	Serrated Hinged Terrapin			Insufficient data
	Mashona Hinged Terrapin			Insufficient data
7	Nairobi National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	2	20–30%
	Serrated Hinged Terrapin			20–30%
	Helmeted Turtle			Insufficient data
8	Kafue National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	2	20–30%
	Serrated Hinged Terrapin			20–30%
	Okavango Mud Turtle			Insufficient data
9	Ruaha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	2	20–30%
	Serrated Hinged Terrapin			Insufficient data
	Helmeted Turtle			Insufficient data
10	Addo Elephant National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1	20–30%
	Cape Terrapin			20–30%
11	Tarangire National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	3	10–20%
	Helmeted Turtle			10–20%
	East African Black Mud Turtle			Insufficient data
	Neumann's Marsh Terrapin			Insufficient data
12	Tsavo West National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	3	10–20%
	Helmeted Turtle			Insufficient data
	Serrated Hinged Terrapin			Insufficient data
	Neumann's Marsh Terrapin			Insufficient data
13	Garden Route National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1	10–20%
	Cape Terrapin			10–20%
14	Kidepo Valley National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	1	10–20%
	Neumann's Marsh Terrapin			Insufficient data
15	Moremi Game Reserve	🇧🇼 Botswana	2	10–20%
	Helmeted Turtle			10–20%
	Okavango Mud Turtle			Insufficient data
16	Mana Pools National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	1	10–20%
	Serrated Hinged Terrapin			Insufficient data
17	Masai Mara National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	2	10–20%
	Helmeted Turtle			10–20%
	Neumann's Marsh Terrapin			0–10%
18	Murchison Falls National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	2	10–20%
	Helmeted Turtle			Insufficient data
	Neumann's Marsh Terrapin			Insufficient data
19	Samburu National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	2	10–20%
	Helmeted Turtle			Insufficient data
	Serrated Hinged Terrapin			Insufficient data
20	Lower Zambezi National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	1	10–20%
	Serrated Hinged Terrapin			Insufficient data
21	South Luangwa National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	2	10–20%
	Serrated Hinged Terrapin			Insufficient data
	Mashona Hinged Terrapin			Insufficient data
22	Tsavo East National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	3	10–20%
	Helmeted Turtle			Insufficient data
	Neumann's Marsh Terrapin			Insufficient data
	Serrated Hinged Terrapin			Insufficient data
23	Waterberg Plateau Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	1	10–20%
	Helmeted Turtle			Insufficient data
24	Niokolo-Koba National Park	🇸🇳 Senegal	1	10–20%
	Helmeted Turtle			Insufficient data
25	Ankarafantsika National Park	🇲🇬 Madagascar	1	10–20%
	Helmeted Turtle			Insufficient data
26	Serengeti National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	2	10–20%
	Helmeted Turtle			0–10%
	Neumann's Marsh Terrapin			Insufficient data
27	Akagera National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	1	10–20%
	Helmeted Turtle			Insufficient data
28	Ngorongoro Conservation Area	🇹🇿 Tanzania	2	10–20%
	Helmeted Turtle			0–10%
	East African Black Mud Turtle			Insufficient data
29	Table Mountain National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1	0–10%
	Cape Terrapin			0–10%
30	Lake Mburo National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	1	0–10%
	Neumann's Marsh Terrapin			Insufficient data
31	Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	2	0–10%
	Helmeted Turtle			Insufficient data
	Cape Terrapin			Insufficient data
32	Lake Manyara National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1	0–10%
	Serrated Hinged Terrapin			Insufficient data
33	Mkomazi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1	0–10%
	Helmeted Turtle			Insufficient data
34	Chobe National Park	🇧🇼 Botswana	1	0–10%
	Helmeted Turtle			Insufficient data
35	Namib-Naukluft National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	1	0–10%
	Helmeted Turtle			Insufficient data
36	Everglades National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	<5%
	West African Mud Turtle			Insufficient data

African Mud Turtles

Species in this group

Serrated Hinged Terrapin

Helmeted Turtle

Cape Terrapin

Neumann's Marsh Terrapin

Okavango Mud Turtle

Mashona Hinged Terrapin

East African Black Mud Turtle

Yellowbelly Mud Turtle

West African Mud Turtle

📅 Monthly Probability

🕐 When They're Spotted

Where to see African Mud Turtles

Parks Ranked