Genus

Neotropical Wood Turtles

Rhinoclemmys

5 species in our catalog · found in 28 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassTestudines
FamilyGeoemydidae (Eurasian Pond, River, and Neotropical Wood Turtles)
GenusRhinoclemmys (Neotropical Wood Turtles)

Species in this group

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Rhinoclemmys areolata

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Rhinoclemmys funerea

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Rhinoclemmys pulcherrima

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Rhinoclemmys annulata

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Rhinoclemmys melanosterna

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~20%

Jan

~20%

Feb

~20%

Mar

~20%

Apr

~20%

May

~20%

Jun

~20%

Jul

~30%

Aug

~20%

Sep

~20%

Oct

~20%

Nov

~20%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Neotropical Wood 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	Tortuguero National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	~50%
	Black River Turtle			~40%
	Brown Land Turtle			~10%
2	Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	1	~40%
	Furrowed Wood Turtle			~40%
3	Bastimentos Island National Marine Park	🇵🇦 Panama	2	~40%
	Black River Turtle			~30%
	Brown Land Turtle			Insufficient data
4	Braulio Carrillo National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	~30%
	Black River Turtle			~30%
	Brown Land Turtle			~10%
5	Cahuita National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	~30%
	Black River Turtle			~30%
6	Calakmul Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	1	~20%
	Furrowed Wood Turtle			~20%
7	Tenorio Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	~20%
	Black River Turtle			~10%
	Brown Land Turtle			Insufficient data
8	Santa Rosa National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	~20%
	Painted Wood Turtle			~20%
9	Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	~20%
	Black River Turtle			~20%
10	Ostional Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	~20%
	Painted Wood Turtle			~20%
11	Arenal Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	~20%
	Black River Turtle			~10%
	Brown Land Turtle			Insufficient data
12	Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	1	~20%
	Furrowed Wood Turtle			~20%
13	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	2	~10%
	Black River Turtle			~10%
	Brown Land Turtle			Insufficient data
14	Darién National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	2	~10%
	Colombian Wood Turtle			Insufficient data
	Brown Land Turtle			Insufficient data
15	Carara National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	~10%
	Painted Wood Turtle			~10%
16	Machalilla National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	1	~10%
	Brown Land Turtle			Insufficient data
17	Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	~10%
	Painted Wood Turtle			~10%
18	Palo Verde National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	~10%
	Painted Wood Turtle			Insufficient data
19	Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	1	~10%
	Furrowed Wood Turtle			Insufficient data
20	Las Baulas Marine National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	~10%
	Painted Wood Turtle			Insufficient data
21	Soberanía National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	2	~10%
	Brown Land Turtle			Insufficient data
	Black River Turtle			Insufficient data
22	Tikal National Park	🇬🇹 Guatemala	1	~10%
	Furrowed Wood Turtle			Insufficient data
23	Los Quetzales National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	<5%
	Black River Turtle			Insufficient data
24	Chagres National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	1	<5%
	Brown Land Turtle			Insufficient data
25	Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	<5%
	Black River Turtle			Insufficient data
26	Manuel Antonio National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	<5%
	Black River Turtle			Insufficient data
27	Corcovado National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	<5%
	Black River Turtle			Insufficient data
28	Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	<5%
	Black River Turtle			Insufficient data

Neotropical Wood Turtles

Species in this group

Furrowed Wood Turtle

Black River Turtle

Painted Wood Turtle

Brown Land Turtle

Colombian Wood Turtle

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Neotropical Wood Turtles

Parks Ranked