Nicaraguan Slider

Nicaraguan Slider

Trachemys grayi

Silhouette: DataBase Center for Life Science (DBCLS) · PhyloPic

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible
at Chagres National Park

In 3 days ~50% in a week ~80%

5 Verified sightings at Chagres National Park From 2019 to 2026
199 In all 8 parks
November Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Soberanía National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
~20%
2 Tortuguero National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~20%
3 Chagres National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
~20%
4 Parque Natural Metropolitano 🇵🇦 Panama
~20%
5 Carara National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~10%
6 Cahuita National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~10%
7 Manuel Antonio National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~10%
8 La Amistad International Park (Panama) 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Panama City 🇵🇦 Panama
~10%
2 San José 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%

Zoos & Centres Where Found

# Zoo / Centre Country
1 Bioparque Municipal Vesty Pakos 🇧🇴 Bolivia In captivity
2 Zoológico Thomas Belt 🇳🇮 Nicaragua In captivity
3 Papiliorama 🇨🇭 Switzerland In captivity
4 El Nispero Zoo 🇵🇦 Panama In captivity
5 OdySea Aquarium 🇺🇸 United States In captivity
6 Aquarium River of Zaragoza 🇪🇸 Spain In captivity
7 Plantasia 🇬🇧 United Kingdom In captivity
8 Zoológico Miguél Álvarez del Toro 🇲🇽 Mexico In captivity

Before you go

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

Possible

About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Nicaraguan Slider sighting in Chagres National Park on a given day, based on 5 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 11th most-seen of the 15 reptiles we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 50%, and over a week to about 80%, if each day is a fresh chance.

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

June and November

In those months about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Nicaraguan Slider in Chagres National Park on a given day, against under 5% in March–April, July–October and December–January, the lowest months. Those are among Chagres National Park's wettest months, with about 280 mm of rain a month against 30 mm in February.

What time of day is best to see a Nicaraguan Slider?

Between 9 am and noon

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Nicaraguan Slider sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.

Is Chagres National Park the best place to see a Nicaraguan Slider?

Among the best

Of the 8 parks where we can rate Nicaraguan Slider sightings, Chagres National Park ranks 3rd at about 20%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Soberanía National Park (Panama, about 20%) and Tortuguero National Park (Costa Rica, about 20%).

Where does the Nicaraguan Slider sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Nicaraguan Slider is recorded against all the reptiles logged in Chagres National Park (5 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.

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