Where to see
Melanochelys trijuga
Wilpattu National Park leads · 6 parks ranked by real sighting rates
Share of wildlife watchers reporting an Indian Black Turtle during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)
| # | Park | Country | Sighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wilpattu National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 2 | Nagarhole National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 3 | Bandipur National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 4 | Periyar National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 5 | Minneriya National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 6 | Udawalawe National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka |
Wilpattu National Park
In Wilpattu National Park, Sri Lanka, about 50% of wildlife watchers report an Indian Black Turtle sighting on a given day, the highest of the 6 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.
Nagarhole National Park and more
After Wilpattu National Park, the next-best odds of seeing an Indian Black Turtle are in Nagarhole National Park (India, about 50%), Bandipur National Park (India, about 30%) and Periyar National Park (India, about 30%).
It depends on the park
In the top parks, the best months are June in Wilpattu National Park (about 80%), July, September and November in Nagarhole National Park (about 70%) and November in Bandipur National Park (about 60%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report an Indian Black Turtle on a given day. Each park's Indian Black Turtle page has the full month-by-month chart.
