Where to see
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Wilpattu National Park leads · 4 parks ranked by real sighting rates
Share of wildlife watchers reporting an Indian Star Tortoise during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)
| # | Park | Country | Sighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wilpattu National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 2 | Yala National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 3 | Minneriya National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 4 | Udawalawe National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka |
Wilpattu National Park
In Wilpattu National Park, Sri Lanka, about 60% of wildlife watchers report an Indian Star Tortoise sighting on a given day, the highest of the 4 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.
Yala National Park and more
After Wilpattu National Park, the next-best odds of seeing an Indian Star Tortoise are in Yala National Park (Sri Lanka, about 40%), Minneriya National Park (Sri Lanka, about 20%) and Udawalawe National Park (Sri Lanka, about 20%).
It depends on the park
In the top parks, the best months are April and December in Wilpattu National Park (about 80%), May in Yala National Park (about 50%) and February, April and November in Minneriya National Park (about 30%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report an Indian Star Tortoise on a given day. Each park's Indian Star Tortoise page has the full month-by-month chart.
