Cheloniidae (Typical Sea Turtles)

Species in this group

CR

Eretmochelys imbricata

Daily sighting probability ~90% · Very likely

LC

Chelonia mydas

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely

VU

Lepidochelys olivacea

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

CR

Lepidochelys kempii

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

VU

Caretta caretta

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~40%

Jan

~30%

Feb

~40%

Mar

~40%

Apr

~30%

May

~30%

Jun

~40%

Jul

~40%

Aug

~40%

Sep

~40%

Oct

~40%

Nov

~40%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Typical Sea Turtles

Warmer areas are where this group is recorded most often. Our parks Our cities In captivity: 267 zoos & centres

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Coiba National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	3 of 5	>90%
	Hawksbill			~90%
	Green Sea Turtle			~80%
	Pacific Ridley			~20%
2	Komodo National Park	🇮🇩 Indonesia	2 of 5	~90%
	Hawksbill			~70%
	Green Sea Turtle			~70%
3	Raja Ampat	🇮🇩 Indonesia	2 of 5	~80%
	Hawksbill			~70%
	Green Sea Turtle			~50%
4	Cape Range	🇦🇺 Australia	2 of 5	~80%
	Green Sea Turtle			~70%
	Hawksbill			~10%
5	Ningaloo Marine Park	🇦🇺 Australia	3 of 5	~80%
	Green Sea Turtle			~60%
	Loggerhead Sea Turtle			~20%
	Hawksbill			~20%
6	Galápagos Islands	🇪🇨 Ecuador	2 of 5	~60%
	Green Sea Turtle			~60%
	Hawksbill			~10%
7	Bali Barat National Park	🇮🇩 Indonesia	2 of 5	~60%
	Hawksbill			~40%
	Green Sea Turtle			~40%
8	Ostional Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2 of 5	~60%
	Pacific Ridley			~40%
	Green Sea Turtle			~20%
9	Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	3 of 5	~50%
	Green Sea Turtle			~30%
	Hawksbill			~20%
	Loggerhead Sea Turtle			~10%
10	Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	2 of 5	~40%
	Green Sea Turtle			~40%
	Loggerhead Sea Turtle			~10%
11	Corcovado National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	3 of 5	~40%
	Pacific Ridley			~20%
	Green Sea Turtle			~20%
	Hawksbill			~20%
12	Machalilla National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	1 of 5	~40%
	Green Sea Turtle			~40%
13	Padre Island National Seashore	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 5	~40%
	Kemp's Ridley			~30%
	Green Sea Turtle			~10%
	Loggerhead Sea Turtle			~10%
14	Cabo Pulmo National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	1 of 5	~40%
	Green Sea Turtle			~40%
15	Las Baulas Marine National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2 of 5	~30%
	Pacific Ridley			~20%
	Green Sea Turtle			~20%
16	iSimangaliso Wetland Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	3 of 5	~30%
	Loggerhead Sea Turtle			~10%
	Green Sea Turtle			~10%
	Hawksbill			~10%
17	Tortuguero National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 5	~30%
	Green Sea Turtle			~30%
18	Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 5	~30%
	Green Sea Turtle			~20%
	Loggerhead Sea Turtle			~10%
19	Santa Rosa National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2 of 5	~30%
	Green Sea Turtle			~20%
	Hawksbill			~10%
20	Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 5	~30%
	Pacific Ridley			~30%
21	Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	2 of 5	~20%
	Green Sea Turtle			~20%
	Hawksbill			~10%
22	Royal National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 5	~20%
	Green Sea Turtle			~20%
23	Noosa National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 5	~20%
	Green Sea Turtle			~20%
24	Bahía de Loreto National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	2 of 5	~20%
	Green Sea Turtle			~10%
	Hawksbill			~10%
25	Booderee National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 5	~20%
	Green Sea Turtle			~20%
26	Tijuca National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 5	~20%
	Green Sea Turtle			~20%
27	Everglades National Park	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 5	~20%
	Green Sea Turtle			~10%
	Loggerhead Sea Turtle			<5%
	Hawksbill			<5%
28	El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	1 of 5	~20%
	Green Sea Turtle			~20%
29	Main Ridge Forest Reserve	🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago	1 of 5	~10%
	Green Sea Turtle			~10%
30	Marino Ballena National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 5	~10%
	Pacific Ridley			~10%
31	Celestún Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	1 of 5	~10%
	Hawksbill			~10%
32	Daintree National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 5	~10%
	Green Sea Turtle			~10%
33	Manuel Antonio National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 5	~10%
	Pacific Ridley			~10%
34	Channel Islands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 5	<5%
	Green Sea Turtle			<5%
35	Table Mountain National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 5	<5%
	Loggerhead Sea Turtle			<5%

Cities Ranked

#	City	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Sydney	🇦🇺 Australia	2 of 5	~20%
	Green Sea Turtle			~10%
	Hawksbill			<5%
2	Brisbane	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 5	<5%
	Green Sea Turtle			<5%

Zoos & Centres Where Found

#	Zoo / Centre	Country
1	Disney's Animal Kingdom	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
2	Zhuhai Chimelong Ocean Kingdom	🇨🇳 China	In captivity
3	SeaWorld Orlando	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
4	Chimelong Spaceship	🇨🇳 China	In captivity
5	SeaWorld San Diego	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
6	San Diego Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
7	Pairi Daiza	🇧🇪 Belgium	In captivity
8	Copenhagen Zoo	🇩🇰 Denmark	In captivity
9	Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
10	Aquarium of Genoa	🇮🇹 Italy	In captivity
11	The Blue Planet	🇩🇰 Denmark	In captivity
12	Toba Aquarium	🇯🇵 Japan	In captivity
13	Australia Zoo	🇦🇺 Australia	In captivity
14	Nausicaà Centre National de la Mer	🇫🇷 France	In captivity
15	Kélonia	🇫🇷 France	In captivity
16	Aquarium de la Réunion	🇫🇷 France	In captivity
17	Gulf Specimen Public Aquarium	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
18	Garden Route Safari Camp	🇿🇦 South Africa	In captivity
19	Zoo Miami	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
20	Toronto Zoo	🇨🇦 Canada	In captivity
21	Taipei Zoo	🇹🇼 Taiwan	In captivity
22	Columbus Zoo and Aquarium	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
23	Bronx Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
24	Kadoorie Farm and Botanic Garden	🇭🇰 Hong Kong SAR China	In captivity
25	SeaWorld San Antonio	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
26	Brookfield Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
27	Safari Park Open Zoo	🇹🇭 Thailand	In captivity
28	Beijing Zoo	🇨🇳 China	In captivity
29	西霞口神雕山野生動物世界	🇨🇳 China	In captivity
30	Shanghai Zoo	🇨🇳 China	In captivity
31	Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
32	Parque y Zoológico Nacional Arquitecto Manuel Valverde Podestá	🇩🇴 Dominican Republic	In captivity
33	Safari World	🇹🇭 Thailand	In captivity
34	Dallas Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
35	The Maryland Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
36	Toledo Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
37	Detroit Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
38	Parque Municipal Summit	🇵🇦 Panama	In captivity
39	Chongqing Zoo	🇨🇳 China	In captivity
40	Xcaret	🇲🇽 Mexico	In captivity
41	Guadalajara Zoo	🇲🇽 Mexico	In captivity
42	Audubon Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
43	Nanning Zoo	🇨🇳 China	In captivity
44	Zoológico de San Juan de Aragón	🇲🇽 Mexico	In captivity
45	Guangzhou Zoo	🇨🇳 China	In captivity
46	Moody Gardens	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
47	Franklin Park Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
48	Fort Worth Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
49	Gatorland	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
50	Sea World	🇦🇺 Australia	In captivity