Nicaraguan Slider

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	Parque Natural Metropolitano	🇵🇦 Panama	40–50%
2	Soberanía National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	20–30%
3	Tortuguero National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	20–30%
4	Piedras Blancas National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	0–10%
5	Manuel Antonio National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	0–10%
6	Cahuita National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	0–10%
7	Chagres National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	0–10%
8	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	0–10%
9	Marino Ballena National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
10	Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
11	Corcovado National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
12	Ostional Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
13	Tenorio Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
14	Palo Verde National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
15	Bastimentos Island National Marine Park	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data
16	Braulio Carrillo National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
17	Arenal Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
18	Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Nicaraguan Slider in Tortuguero National Park?

About 20% of visitor-days record a Nicaraguan Slider sighting in Tortuguero National Park, based on 24 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Nicaraguan Slider in Tortuguero National Park?

October has the highest sighting rate for Nicaraguan Slider in Tortuguero National Park in our monthly data.