Black Terrapin

Closest Relatives at Tortuguero National Park

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

#	Park	Country	Probability
1	Tortuguero National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	30–40%
2	Bastimentos Island National Marine Park	🇵🇦 Panama	30–40%
3	Cahuita National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	30–40%
4	Braulio Carrillo National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	20–30%
5	Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	10–20%
6	Tenorio Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	10–20%
7	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	10–20%
8	Arenal Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	0–10%
9	Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
10	Los Quetzales National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
11	Manuel Antonio National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
12	Corcovado National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
13	Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
14	Soberanía National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Black Terrapin in Tortuguero National Park?

About 39% of visitor-days record a Black Terrapin sighting in Tortuguero National Park, based on 78 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Black Terrapin in Tortuguero National Park?

December has the highest sighting rate for Black Terrapin in Tortuguero National Park in our monthly data.