Graptemys versa
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
The Texas map turtle (Graptemys versa) is a species of emydid turtle endemic to Texas. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
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More parks will be added in future updates.
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Austin | 🇺🇸 United States |
| # | Zoo / Centre | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Village des tortues | 🇫🇷 France |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Texas Map Turtle sighting in Austin on a given day, based on 62 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 23rd most-seen of the 37 reptiles we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 40%, if each day is a fresh chance.
April to January
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Texas Map Turtle in Austin on a given day, against under 5% in February and March, the lowest months.
Between 2 and 5 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Texas Map Turtle sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Only Austin, in our data
Austin is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Texas Map Turtle sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same family: Emydidae
The closest relatives of the Texas Map Turtle that you can see in Austin (family Emydidae, Pond and Box Turtles) are Pond Slider (about 40%) and Texas Cooter (about 30%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Texas Map Turtle is recorded against all the reptiles logged in Austin (62 verified sightings), 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.
