Genus

Map Turtles

Graptemys

3 species in our catalog · found in 7 parks

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

Species in this group

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

Graptemys geographica

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Graptemys pseudogeographica

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

LC Endemic

Graptemys ouachitensis

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~10%

Jan

~10%

Feb

~10%

Mar

~10%

Apr

~30%

May

~30%

Jun

~20%

Jul

~20%

Aug

~10%

Sep

<5%

Oct

<5%

Nov

<5%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Map 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	1	~40%
	Northern Map Turtle			~40%
2	Great Smoky Mountains National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	~10%
	Northern Map Turtle			~10%
3	Everglades National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2	~10%
	False Map Turtle			Insufficient data
	Ouachita Map Turtle			Insufficient data
4	Saguaro National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2	~10%
	Ouachita Map Turtle			<5%
	False Map Turtle			Insufficient data
5	Sierra Nevada National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1	<5%
	False Map Turtle			Insufficient data
6	Wadden Sea National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	1	<5%
	Ouachita Map Turtle			<5%
7	Sierra de Guadarrama National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1	<5%
	Ouachita Map Turtle			Insufficient data

Map Turtles

Species in this group

Northern Map Turtle

False Map Turtle

Ouachita Map Turtle

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Map Turtles

Parks Ranked