Chelonoidis (Galápagos Giant Tortoises and Allies)

Species in this group

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

CR Endemic

Chelonoidis niger

40–50% · Likely

Chelonoidis denticulatus

Chelonoidis porteri

Chelonoidis chilensis

Insufficient data

Chelonoidis carbonarius

Chelonoidis guntheri

Chelonoidis chathamensis

10–20% · With luck

VU

Chelonoidis vandenburghi

Chelonoidis vicina

Chelonoidis hoodensis

Chelonoidis becki

Chelonoidis duncanensis

Insufficient data

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📅 Monthly Probability

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

20–30

Jan

20–30

Feb

20–30

Mar

10–20

Apr

10–20

May

10–20

Jun

10–20

Jul

20–30

Aug

20–30

Sep

20–30

Oct

20–30

Nov

20–30

Dec

🕐 When They're Spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Galápagos Giant Tortoises and Allies

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	Galápagos Islands	🇪🇨 Ecuador	9	70–80%
	Galápagos Giant Tortoise			40–50%
	Indefatigable Island Giant Tortoise			30–40%
	Sierra Negra Giant Tortoise			10–20%
	Chatham Island Giant Tortoise			10–20%
	Alcedo Volcano Giant Tortoise			0–10%
	Isabela Island Giant Tortoise			Insufficient data
	Hood Island Giant Tortoise			Insufficient data
	Volcan Wolf Giant Tortoise			Insufficient data
	Duncan Island Giant Tortoise			Insufficient data
2	El Impenetrable National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	2	50–60%
	Chilean Tortoise			Insufficient data
	Red-Footed Tortoise			Insufficient data
3	Yasuní National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	1	30–40%
	South American Yellowfoot Tortoise			30–40%
4	Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve	🇪🇨 Ecuador	1	30–40%
	South American Yellowfoot Tortoise			30–40%
5	Amboró National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	2	30–40%
	South American Yellowfoot Tortoise			Insufficient data
	Red-Footed Tortoise			Insufficient data
6	Sierra de la Macarena National Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	2	20–30%
	South American Yellowfoot Tortoise			20–30%
	Red-Footed Tortoise			Insufficient data
7	Emas National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	1	20–30%
	Red-Footed Tortoise			20–30%
8	Tambopata National Reserve	🇵🇪 Peru	2	20–30%
	South American Yellowfoot Tortoise			10–20%
	Red-Footed Tortoise			Insufficient data
9	Cordillera Azul National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	2	10–20%
	Red-Footed Tortoise			Insufficient data
	South American Yellowfoot Tortoise			Insufficient data
10	Tijuca National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	1	10–20%
	South American Yellowfoot Tortoise			10–20%
11	Manu National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	1	10–20%
	South American Yellowfoot Tortoise			10–20%
12	Madidi National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	1	10–20%
	South American Yellowfoot Tortoise			Insufficient data
13	Darién National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	1	0–10%
	Red-Footed Tortoise			0–10%
14	Chagres National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	1	0–10%
	Red-Footed Tortoise			Insufficient data
15	Anavilhanas National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	1	0–10%
	Red-Footed Tortoise			Insufficient data
16	Soberanía National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	1	0–10%
	Red-Footed Tortoise			0–10%
17	Podocarpus National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	1	0–10%
	South American Yellowfoot Tortoise			Insufficient data
18	Machalilla National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	1	0–10%
	South American Yellowfoot Tortoise			Insufficient data
19	Parque Natural Metropolitano	🇵🇦 Panama	1	0–10%
	Red-Footed Tortoise			0–10%
20	Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas	🇧🇷 Brazil	1	0–10%
	South American Yellowfoot Tortoise			Insufficient data
21	Iguazú National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	1	<5%
	Red-Footed Tortoise			Insufficient data
22	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	1	<5%
	Red-Footed Tortoise			Insufficient data
23	Everglades National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	<5%
	Red-Footed Tortoise			Insufficient data

Galápagos Giant Tortoises and Allies

Species in this group

Galápagos Giant Tortoise

South American Yellowfoot Tortoise

Indefatigable Island Giant Tortoise

Chilean Tortoise

Red-Footed Tortoise

Sierra Negra Giant Tortoise

Chatham Island Giant Tortoise

Alcedo Volcano Giant Tortoise

Isabela Island Giant Tortoise

Hood Island Giant Tortoise

Volcan Wolf Giant Tortoise

Duncan Island Giant Tortoise

📅 Monthly Probability

🕐 When They're Spotted

Where to see Galápagos Giant Tortoises and Allies

Parks Ranked