Chelydra (Typical Snapping Turtles)

Genus

Typical Snapping Turtles

Chelydra

3 species in our catalog · found in 27 parks

Species in this group

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

Snapping Turtle
LC

Snapping Turtle

☀️ Diurnal Reptile

Chelydra serpentina

40–50% · Likely
South American Snapping Turtle

South American Snapping Turtle

☀️ Diurnal Reptile

Chelydra acutirostris

10–20% · With luck
Central American Snapping Turtle
VU

Central American Snapping Turtle

☀️ Diurnal Reptile

Chelydra rossignonii

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

10–20
Jan
10–20
Feb
10–20
Mar
20–30
Apr
20–30
May
20–30
Jun
20–30
Jul
10–20
Aug
10–20
Sep
0–10
Oct
10–20
Nov
10–20
Dec

🕐 When They're Spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

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Where to see Typical Snapping 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

#ParkCountrySpeciesP(≥1)
1 Congaree National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
40–50%
2 Point Pelee National Park 🇨🇦 Canada 1
30–40%
3 Big Cypress National Preserve 🇺🇸 United States 1
30–40%
4 Acadia National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
20–30%
5 Shenandoah National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
20–30%
6 Great Smoky Mountains National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
10–20%
7 Piedras Blancas National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
10–20%
8 Voyageurs National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
10–20%
9 Everglades National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
10–20%
10 Pico Bonito National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras 1
10–20%
11 Badlands National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
10–20%
12 Arenal Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
0–10%
13 Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary 🇧🇿 Belize 1
0–10%
14 Rincón de la Vieja National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
0–10%
15 Braulio Carrillo National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
0–10%
16 Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras 1
0–10%
17 Lago de Yojoa 🇭🇳 Honduras 1
0–10%
18 Tenorio Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
0–10%
19 Parque Natural Metropolitano 🇵🇦 Panama 1
0–10%
20 Tortuguero National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
0–10%
21 Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
0–10%
22 Bastimentos Island National Marine Park 🇵🇦 Panama 1
0–10%
23 Riding Mountain National Park 🇨🇦 Canada 1
<5%
24 Cahuita National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
<5%
25 Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico 1
<5%
26 Manuel Antonio National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
<5%
27 La Amistad International Park (Panama) 🇵🇦 Panama 1
<5%