Pelusios (Hinged Terrapins)

Genus

Hinged Terrapins

Pelusios

6 species in our catalog · found in 19 parks

Species in this group

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

Serrated Hinged Terrapin

Serrated Hinged Terrapin

☀️ Diurnal Reptile

Pelusios sinuatus

Insufficient data
Okavango Mud Turtle

Okavango Mud Turtle

🌅 Crepuscular Reptile

Pelusios bechuanicus

Insufficient data
Mashona Hinged Terrapin
LC

Mashona Hinged Terrapin

Reptile

Pelusios rhodesianus

Insufficient data
East African Black Mud Turtle
LC

East African Black Mud Turtle

☀️ Diurnal Reptile

Pelusios subniger

Insufficient data
Yellowbelly Mud Turtle
LC

Yellowbelly Mud Turtle

Reptile

Pelusios castanoides

Insufficient data
West African Mud Turtle

West African Mud Turtle

☀️🌙 Day & Night Reptile

Pelusios castaneus

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

10–20
Jan
10–20
Feb
20–30
Mar
10–20
Apr
10–20
May
10–20
Jun
10–20
Jul
20–30
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)

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Where to see Hinged Terrapins

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 Meru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya 1
30–40%
2 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa 1
30–40%
3 Pilanesberg National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa 1
30–40%
4 Kafue National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia 2
20–30%
5 Nairobi National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya 1
20–30%
6 Ruaha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania 1
10–20%
7 Mana Pools National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe 1
10–20%
8 Lower Zambezi National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia 1
10–20%
9 South Luangwa National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia 2
10–20%
10 Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park 🇿🇦 South Africa 1
10–20%
11 iSimangaliso Wetland Park 🇿🇦 South Africa 3
10–20%
12 Lake Manyara National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania 1
0–10%
13 Samburu National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya 1
0–10%
14 Moremi Game Reserve 🇧🇼 Botswana 1
0–10%
15 Tsavo West National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya 1
0–10%
16 Tarangire National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania 1
0–10%
17 Tsavo East National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya 1
<5%
18 Ngorongoro Conservation Area 🇹🇿 Tanzania 1
<5%
19 Everglades National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
<5%