Tuberculate Toad-headed Turtle

Tuberculate Toad-headed Turtle

Mesoclemmys tuberculata

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible
at Recife

In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%

7 Verified sightings at Recife
May Best month

About the Tuberculate Toad-headed Turtle

Mesoclemmys tuberculata is a species of turtle. It is found in northeastern Brazil. Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability

More parks will be added in future updates.

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Recife 🇧🇷 Brazil
~20%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Tuberculate Toad-headed Turtle in Recife?

Possible

About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Tuberculate Toad-headed Turtle sighting in Recife on a given day, based on 7 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 12th most-seen of the 18 reptiles we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 40%, and over a week to about 70%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Tuberculate Toad-headed Turtle in Recife?

May and September

In those months about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Tuberculate Toad-headed Turtle in Recife on a given day, against under 5% in June, August and October–April, the lowest months.

Where else can you see a Tuberculate Toad-headed Turtle?

Only Recife, in our data

Recife is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Tuberculate Toad-headed Turtle sightings: about 20% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.

Where does the Tuberculate Toad-headed Turtle sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Tuberculate Toad-headed Turtle is recorded against all the reptiles logged in Recife (7 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.

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