Painted Turtle

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	Point Pelee National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	60–70%
2	Voyageurs National Park	🇺🇸 United States	50–60%
3	Shenandoah National Park	🇺🇸 United States	30–40%
4	Isle Royale National Park	🇺🇸 United States	30–40%
5	Acadia National Park	🇺🇸 United States	20–30%
6	Badlands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	20–30%
7	Riding Mountain National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	10–20%
8	Glacier National Park	🇺🇸 United States	10–20%
9	Banff National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	10–20%
10	Great Smoky Mountains National Park	🇺🇸 United States	0–10%
11	Cape Breton Highlands National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	Insufficient data
12	Olympic National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Painted Turtle in Voyageurs National Park?

About 54% of visitor-days record a Painted Turtle sighting in Voyageurs National Park, based on 26 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Painted Turtle in Voyageurs National Park?

June has the highest sighting rate for Painted Turtle in Voyageurs National Park in our monthly data.