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Trachemys

9 species in our catalog · found in 65 parks

Species in this group

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

Trachemys scripta

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

Trachemys decussata

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Trachemys grayi

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Trachemys gaigeae

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Trachemys venusta

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Trachemys dorbigni

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Trachemys stejnegeri

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Trachemys callirostris

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Endemic

Trachemys nebulosa

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

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Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~20%

Jan

~20%

Feb

~20%

Mar

~20%

Apr

~10%

May

~20%

Jun

~20%

Jul

~10%

Aug

~20%

Sep

~10%

Oct

~20%

Nov

~20%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Sliders

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	Parque Natural Metropolitano	🇵🇦 Panama	4	~70%
	Pond Slider			~40%
	Nicaraguan Slider			~40%
	South American slider			Insufficient data
	Mesoamerican Slider			~10%
2	Congaree National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	~50%
	Pond Slider			~50%
3	Soberanía National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	4	~40%
	Nicaraguan Slider			~20%
	Mesoamerican Slider			~10%
	Pond Slider			~10%
	South American slider			Insufficient data
4	Tortuguero National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	3	~40%
	Nicaraguan Slider			~20%
	Mesoamerican Slider			~20%
	Pond Slider			Insufficient data
5	Ciénaga de Zapata	🇨🇺 Cuba	1	~40%
	Cuban Slider			~40%
6	Big Bend National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2	~40%
	Big Bend Slider			~30%
	Pond Slider			~10%
7	Saguaro National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2	~30%
	Pond Slider			~30%
	Baja California Slider			Insufficient data
8	Calakmul Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	2	~20%
	Mesoamerican Slider			~20%
	Pond Slider			Insufficient data
9	Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary	🇧🇿 Belize	1	~20%
	Mesoamerican Slider			~20%
10	Joshua Tree National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	~20%
	Pond Slider			~20%
11	Lago de Yojoa	🇭🇳 Honduras	2	~20%
	Mesoamerican Slider			~10%
	Pond Slider			Insufficient data
12	Channel Islands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	~20%
	Pond Slider			~20%
13	Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	1	~20%
	Mesoamerican Slider			~20%
14	Chagres National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	3	~20%
	Mesoamerican Slider			Insufficient data
	Pond Slider			Insufficient data
	Nicaraguan Slider			~10%
15	Great Smoky Mountains National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	~20%
	Pond Slider			~20%
16	Sierra Nevada National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	2	~20%
	Pond Slider			~10%
	Mesoamerican Slider			Insufficient data
17	Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	1	~20%
	Mesoamerican Slider			~20%
18	Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	1	~20%
	Mesoamerican Slider			~20%
19	Sierra de Guadarrama National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1	~20%
	Pond Slider			~20%
20	Bastimentos Island National Marine Park	🇵🇦 Panama	2	~20%
	Mesoamerican Slider			~10%
	Nicaraguan Slider			Insufficient data
21	Cañón del Sumidero National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	2	~10%
	Pond Slider			~10%
	Mesoamerican Slider			Insufficient data
22	Piedras Blancas National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	~10%
	Nicaraguan Slider			~10%
	Mesoamerican Slider			Insufficient data
23	El Palmar National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	1	~10%
	Black-bellied Slider			Insufficient data
24	Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	1	~10%
	Mesoamerican Slider			~10%
25	Los Haitises National Park	🇩🇴 Dominican Republic	1	~10%
	Puerto Rican Slider			Insufficient data
26	Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	~10%
	Nicaraguan Slider			Insufficient data
	Mesoamerican Slider			Insufficient data
27	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	3	~10%
	Pond Slider			<5%
	Nicaraguan Slider			<5%
	Mesoamerican Slider			<5%
28	Cahuita National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	~10%
	Nicaraguan Slider			~10%
	Mesoamerican Slider			Insufficient data
29	Caroni Swamp	🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago	1	~10%
	Pond Slider			Insufficient data
30	Shenandoah National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	~10%
	Pond Slider			~10%
31	Corcovado National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	~10%
	Nicaraguan Slider			Insufficient data
	Mesoamerican Slider			Insufficient data
32	Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	1	~10%
	Mesoamerican Slider			~10%
33	Fertő-Hanság National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	1	~10%
	Pond Slider			Insufficient data
34	Everglades National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	~10%
	Pond Slider			~10%
35	Monfragüe National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1	~10%
	Pond Slider			~10%
36	Tayrona National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	1	~10%
	South American slider			Insufficient data
37	Nairobi National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	1	~10%
	Pond Slider			Insufficient data
38	Marino Ballena National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	~10%
	Nicaraguan Slider			Insufficient data
39	Celestún Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	1	~10%
	Mesoamerican Slider			Insufficient data
40	Tijuca National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	1	~10%
	Black-bellied Slider			~10%
41	Wadden Sea National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	1	~10%
	Pond Slider			~10%
42	Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks	🇺🇸 United States	1	~10%
	Pond Slider			Insufficient data
43	Manuel Antonio National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	~10%
	Nicaraguan Slider			~10%
44	Pyrénées National Park	🇫🇷 France	1	~10%
	Pond Slider			~10%
45	Braulio Carrillo National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	~10%
	Nicaraguan Slider			Insufficient data
	Pond Slider			Insufficient data
46	Khao Yai National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	1	~10%
	Pond Slider			Insufficient data
47	Sepilok	🇲🇾 Malaysia	1	~10%
	Pond Slider			Insufficient data
48	Tikal National Park	🇬🇹 Guatemala	1	~10%
	Mesoamerican Slider			Insufficient data
49	Ostional Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	~10%
	Nicaraguan Slider			Insufficient data
50	Tenorio Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	~10%
	Nicaraguan Slider			Insufficient data
51	Palo Verde National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	~10%
	Nicaraguan Slider			Insufficient data
52	Iguazú National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	1	~10%
	Black-bellied Slider			Insufficient data
53	Chirripó National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	~10%
	Pond Slider			Insufficient data
54	Abel Tasman National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	1	~10%
	Pond Slider			Insufficient data
55	Darién National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	1	<5%
	Mesoamerican Slider			Insufficient data
56	Snowdonia National Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1	<5%
	Pond Slider			Insufficient data
57	Iguaçu National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	1	<5%
	Black-bellied Slider			Insufficient data
58	Olympic National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	<5%
	Pond Slider			<5%
59	Death Valley National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	<5%
	Pond Slider			Insufficient data
60	Bavarian Forest National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	1	<5%
	Pond Slider			Insufficient data
61	Arenal Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	<5%
	Nicaraguan Slider			Insufficient data
62	Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	<5%
	Nicaraguan Slider			Insufficient data
63	Royal National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1	<5%
	Pond Slider			Insufficient data
64	Yosemite National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	<5%
	Pond Slider			Insufficient data
65	Great Bear Rainforest	🇨🇦 Canada	1	<5%
	Pond Slider			Insufficient data