Family

Pond and Box Turtles

Emydidae

22 species in our catalog · found in 45 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassTestudines
FamilyEmydidae (Pond and Box Turtles)

Species in this group

Chrysemys picta

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely

Pseudemys nelsoni

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

Emys orbicularis

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

Terrapene carolina

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

Trachemys scripta

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

Trachemys dorbigni

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

Trachemys decussata

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

LC Endemic

Pseudemys peninsularis

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Graptemys geographica

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Trachemys venusta

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Trachemys grayi

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Trachemys gaigeae

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Endemic

Deirochelys reticularia

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Pseudemys concinna

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Emys blandingii

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

NT Endemic

Pseudemys rubriventris

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Trachemys callirostris

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

VU Endemic

Malaclemys terrapin

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Actinemys marmorata

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Actinemys pallida

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Terrapene ornata

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Clemmys guttata

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

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Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~20%

Jan

~20%

Feb

~20%

Mar

~30%

Apr

~30%

May

~30%

Jun

~30%

Jul

~30%

Aug

~20%

Sep

~20%

Oct

~20%

Nov

~20%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Pond and Box Turtles

Warmer areas are where this group is recorded most often. Shaded: the known ranges of its 34 species, darker where more of them overlap (GARD, Roll et al. 2017 & Caetano et al. 2022). Our parks Our cities In captivity: 637 zoos & centres

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Point Pelee National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	3 of 22	~80%
	Painted Turtle			~70%
	Northern Map Turtle			~30%
	Blanding's Turtle			~10%
2	Everglades National Park	🇺🇸 United States	6 of 22	~80%
	Florida Redbelly Turtle			~50%
	Peninsular Cooter			~30%
	Common Box Turtle			~30%
	Chicken Turtle			~10%
	Pond Slider			<5%
	Diamondback Terrapin			<5%
3	Big Cypress National Preserve	🇺🇸 United States	4 of 22	~70%
	Florida Redbelly Turtle			~40%
	Peninsular Cooter			~30%
	Chicken Turtle			~10%
	Common Box Turtle			~10%
4	Congaree National Park	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 22	~70%
	Pond Slider			~50%
	Common Box Turtle			~30%
	River Cooter			~10%
5	Shenandoah National Park	🇺🇸 United States	4 of 22	~60%
	Common Box Turtle			~50%
	Painted Turtle			~10%
	Northern Red-bellied Cooter			~10%
	Spotted Turtle			<5%
6	Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge	🇺🇸 United States	6 of 22	~60%
	Peninsular Cooter			~30%
	Common Box Turtle			~10%
	Florida Redbelly Turtle			~10%
	Pond Slider			~10%
	Chicken Turtle			~10%
	Diamondback Terrapin			~10%
7	Voyageurs National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 22	~60%
	Painted Turtle			~60%
8	Kiskunság National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	1 of 22	~50%
	European Pond Turtle			~50%
9	El Palmar National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	1 of 22	~50%
	Black-bellied Slider			~50%
10	Hortobágy National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	1 of 22	~50%
	European Pond Turtle			~50%
11	Camargue	🇫🇷 France	1 of 22	~40%
	European Pond Turtle			~40%
12	Soberanía National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	3 of 22	~40%
	Nicaraguan Slider			~20%
	Mesoamerican Slider			~10%
	Pond Slider			~10%
13	Ciénaga de Zapata	🇨🇺 Cuba	1 of 22	~40%
	Cuban Slider			~40%
14	Great Smoky Mountains National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 22	~40%
	Common Box Turtle			~30%
	Pond Slider			~10%
15	Parque Natural Metropolitano	🇵🇦 Panama	3 of 22	~40%
	Nicaraguan Slider			~20%
	Pond Slider			~20%
	Mesoamerican Slider			~10%
16	Tortuguero National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2 of 22	~40%
	Nicaraguan Slider			~20%
	Mesoamerican Slider			~20%
17	Isle Royale National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 22	~40%
	Painted Turtle			~40%
18	Padre Island National Seashore	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 22	~40%
	Pond Slider			~40%
19	Channel Islands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 22	~30%
	Pond Slider			~20%
	Southwestern Pond Turtle			~10%
20	Acadia National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 22	~30%
	Painted Turtle			~30%
21	Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary	🇧🇿 Belize	1 of 22	~20%
	Mesoamerican Slider			~20%
22	Big Bend National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 22	~20%
	Big Bend Slider			~20%
	Pond Slider			~10%
23	Lago de Yojoa	🇭🇳 Honduras	1 of 22	~20%
	Mesoamerican Slider			~20%
24	Badlands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 22	~20%
	Painted Turtle			~20%
25	Sierra de Guadarrama National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	2 of 22	~20%
	Pond Slider			~20%
	European Pond Turtle			<5%
26	Cahuita National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2 of 22	~20%
	Nicaraguan Slider			~10%
	Mesoamerican Slider			~10%
27	Chagres National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	1 of 22	~20%
	Nicaraguan Slider			~20%
28	Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	1 of 22	~20%
	Mesoamerican Slider			~20%
29	Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	1 of 22	~20%
	Mesoamerican Slider			~20%
30	Calakmul Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	1 of 22	~20%
	Mesoamerican Slider			~20%
31	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	3 of 22	~20%
	Mesoamerican Slider			~10%
	Pond Slider			~10%
	Nicaraguan Slider			<5%
32	Riding Mountain National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 22	~10%
	Painted Turtle			~10%
33	Monfragüe National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 22	~10%
	Pond Slider			~10%
34	Carara National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 22	~10%
	Nicaraguan Slider			~10%
35	Bastimentos Island National Marine Park	🇵🇦 Panama	1 of 22	~10%
	Mesoamerican Slider			~10%
36	Saguaro National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 22	~10%
	Pond Slider			~10%
	Western Box Turtle			<5%
37	Fertő-Hanság National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	1 of 22	~10%
	European Pond Turtle			~10%
38	Manuel Antonio National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 22	~10%
	Nicaraguan Slider			~10%
39	Tayrona National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	1 of 22	~10%
	South American slider			~10%
40	Doñana National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 22	~10%
	European Pond Turtle			~10%
41	Cumbres de Monterrey National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	1 of 22	~10%
	Pond Slider			~10%
42	Joshua Tree National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 22	~10%
	Pond Slider			~10%
43	Yosemite National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 22	~10%
	Western Pond Turtle			~10%
44	Tijuca National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 22	~10%
	Black-bellied Slider			~10%
45	Iguazú National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	1 of 22	~10%
	Black-bellied Slider			~10%

Cities Ranked

#	City	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Washington	🇺🇸 United States	4 of 22	~70%
	Pond Slider			~40%
	Painted Turtle			~30%
	Northern Red-bellied Cooter			~20%
	River Cooter			<5%
2	Milan	🇮🇹 Italy	3 of 22	~60%
	Pond Slider			~50%
	River Cooter			~10%
	Florida Redbelly Turtle			~10%
3	Fukuoka	🇯🇵 Japan	1 of 22	~60%
	Pond Slider			~60%
4	Nagoya	🇯🇵 Japan	1 of 22	~50%
	Pond Slider			~50%
5	Detroit	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 22	~50%
	Painted Turtle			~30%
	Pond Slider			~20%
	Northern Map Turtle			~10%
6	Hiroshima	🇯🇵 Japan	1 of 22	~50%
	Pond Slider			~50%
7	Philadelphia	🇺🇸 United States	4 of 22	~50%
	Pond Slider			~30%
	Painted Turtle			~20%
	Northern Red-bellied Cooter			~10%
	Northern Map Turtle			<5%
8	Dallas	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 22	~50%
	Pond Slider			~40%
	River Cooter			~20%
	Florida Redbelly Turtle			<5%
9	Ciudad Juárez	🇲🇽 México	2 of 22	~50%
	Pond Slider			~40%
	Mesoamerican Slider			~20%
10	Hanoi	🇻🇳 Vietnam	1 of 22	~50%
	Pond Slider			~50%
11	Madrid	🇪🇸 Spain	4 of 22	~50%
	Pond Slider			~30%
	River Cooter			~10%
	Florida Redbelly Turtle			~10%
	Peninsular Cooter			~10%
12	Boston	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 22	~50%
	Painted Turtle			~30%
	Pond Slider			~20%
13	New York City	🇺🇸 United States	5 of 22	~50%
	Pond Slider			~40%
	Painted Turtle			~10%
	Northern Red-bellied Cooter			<5%
	River Cooter			<5%
	Florida Redbelly Turtle			<5%
14	Rome	🇮🇹 Italy	2 of 22	~50%
	Pond Slider			~40%
	River Cooter			~10%
15	Miami	🇺🇸 United States	4 of 22	~50%
	Pond Slider			~20%
	Florida Redbelly Turtle			~20%
	Peninsular Cooter			~10%
	Mesoamerican Slider			<5%
16	Baltimore	🇺🇸 United States	4 of 22	~50%
	Pond Slider			~30%
	Painted Turtle			~10%
	Northern Red-bellied Cooter			~10%
	Diamondback Terrapin			~10%
17	Johor Bahru	🇲🇾 Malaysia	1 of 22	~50%
	Pond Slider			~50%
18	Austin	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 22	~40%
	Pond Slider			~40%
	Florida Redbelly Turtle			<5%
19	Kuching	🇲🇾 Malaysia	1 of 22	~40%
	Pond Slider			~40%
20	Houston	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 22	~40%
	Pond Slider			~40%
	River Cooter			~10%
21	Porto Alegre	🇧🇷 Brazil	2 of 22	~40%
	Black-bellied Slider			~30%
	Pond Slider			~20%
22	Minneapolis [Saint Paul]	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 22	~40%
	Painted Turtle			~40%
	Pond Slider			~10%
	Northern Map Turtle			<5%
23	Turin	🇮🇹 Italy	1 of 22	~40%
	Pond Slider			~40%
24	Toronto	🇨🇦 Canada	2 of 22	~40%
	Painted Turtle			~30%
	Pond Slider			~20%
25	Orlando	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 22	~40%
	Pond Slider			~20%
	Peninsular Cooter			~20%
	Florida Redbelly Turtle			~10%
26	Phnom Penh	🇰🇭 Cambodia	1 of 22	~40%
	Pond Slider			~40%
27	Bursa	🇹🇷 Turkey	1 of 22	~40%
	Pond Slider			~40%
28	Osaka	🇯🇵 Japan	1 of 22	~40%
	Pond Slider			~40%
29	Chicago	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 22	~40%
	Pond Slider			~30%
	Painted Turtle			~20%
	Northern Map Turtle			<5%
30	Tainan	🇹🇼 Taiwan	1 of 22	~40%
	Pond Slider			~40%
31	Mesa	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 22	~40%
	Pond Slider			~40%
32	Zhuhai [Macau]	🇨🇳 China	2 of 22	~40%
	Pond Slider			~40%
	Florida Redbelly Turtle			~10%
33	Athens	🇬🇷 Greece	1 of 22	~40%
	Pond Slider			~40%
34	Denver	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 22	~40%
	Pond Slider			~30%
	Painted Turtle			~20%
35	Sacramento	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 22	~40%
	Pond Slider			~30%
	Western Pond Turtle			~10%
36	Montreal	🇨🇦 Canada	2 of 22	~40%
	Painted Turtle			~30%
	Pond Slider			~10%
37	Sofia	🇧🇬 Bulgaria	1 of 22	~40%
	Pond Slider			~40%
38	Singapore	🇸🇬 Singapore	1 of 22	~40%
	Pond Slider			~40%
39	Daegu	🇰🇷 South Korea	1 of 22	~40%
	Pond Slider			~40%
40	Tokyo	🇯🇵 Japan	1 of 22	~40%
	Pond Slider			~40%
41	Lisbon	🇵🇹 Portugal	3 of 22	~40%
	Pond Slider			~20%
	River Cooter			~10%
	Florida Redbelly Turtle			~10%
42	Kuala Lumpur	🇲🇾 Malaysia	1 of 22	~40%
	Pond Slider			~40%
43	Taichung	🇹🇼 Taiwan	1 of 22	~40%
	Pond Slider			~40%
44	Curitiba	🇧🇷 Brazil	2 of 22	~30%
	Pond Slider			~20%
	Black-bellied Slider			~20%
45	Taipei	🇹🇼 Taiwan	1 of 22	~30%
	Pond Slider			~30%
46	San Antonio	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 22	~30%
	Pond Slider			~30%
	River Cooter			<5%
47	Seattle	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 22	~30%
	Pond Slider			~20%
	Painted Turtle			~10%
	River Cooter			<5%
48	Los Angeles	🇺🇸 United States	5 of 22	~30%
	Pond Slider			~30%
	River Cooter			<5%
	Peninsular Cooter			<5%
	Florida Redbelly Turtle			<5%
	Painted Turtle			<5%
49	Havana	🇨🇺 Cuba	1 of 22	~30%
	Cuban Slider			~30%
50	Istanbul	🇹🇷 Turkey	1 of 22	~30%
	Pond Slider			~30%
51	Chengdu	🇨🇳 China	1 of 22	~30%
	Pond Slider			~30%
52	Tuen Mun	🇨🇳 China	1 of 22	~30%
	Pond Slider			~30%
53	Valencia	🇪🇸 Spain	2 of 22	~30%
	Pond Slider			~20%
	Florida Redbelly Turtle			~10%
54	Bangkok	🇹🇭 Thailand	1 of 22	~30%
	Pond Slider			~30%
55	Hefei	🇨🇳 China	1 of 22	~30%
	Pond Slider			~30%
56	Antalya	🇹🇷 Turkey	1 of 22	~30%
	Pond Slider			~30%
57	Rostov-on-Don	🇷🇺 Russia	1 of 22	~30%
	Pond Slider			~30%
58	Seoul	🇰🇷 South Korea	4 of 22	~30%
	River Cooter			~10%
	Pond Slider			~10%
	Peninsular Cooter			~10%
	Florida Redbelly Turtle			<5%
59	Vancouver	🇨🇦 Canada	2 of 22	~30%
	Pond Slider			~20%
	Painted Turtle			~10%
60	Naha	🇯🇵 Japan	1 of 22	~30%
	Pond Slider			~30%

Zoos & Centres Where Found

#	Zoo / Centre	Country
1	Disney's Animal Kingdom	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
2	SeaWorld Orlando	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
3	Busch Gardens Tampa	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
4	SeaWorld San Diego	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
5	San Diego Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
6	Moscow Zoo	🇷🇺 Russia	In captivity
7	Pairi Daiza	🇧🇪 Belgium	In captivity
8	Prague Zoo	🇨🇿 Czechia	In captivity
9	National Zoological Park	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
10	Shedd Aquarium	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
11	Basel Zoo	🇨🇭 Switzerland	In captivity
12	ZooParc de Beauval	🇫🇷 France	In captivity
13	Denver Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
14	Copenhagen Zoo	🇩🇰 Denmark	In captivity
15	Natura Artis Magistra	🇳🇱 Netherlands	In captivity
16	Skansen	🇸🇪 Sweden	In captivity
17	Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
18	Aquarium of Genoa	🇮🇹 Italy	In captivity
19	California Academy of Sciences	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
20	Parque das Aves	🇧🇷 Brazil	In captivity
21	Barcelona Zoo	🇪🇸 Spain	In captivity
22	Le Pal	🇫🇷 France	In captivity
23	North Carolina Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
24	Australia Zoo	🇦🇺 Australia	In captivity
25	Tulsa Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
26	Paris Zoological Park	🇫🇷 France	In captivity
27	Zoo Pilsen	🇨🇿 Czechia	In captivity
28	Bali Zoo	🇮🇩 Indonesia	In captivity
29	Réserve africaine de Sigean	🇫🇷 France	In captivity
30	Greensboro Science Center	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
31	Chomutov Zoo	🇨🇿 Czechia	In captivity
32	Muséum de Besançon	🇫🇷 France	In captivity
33	Zoo Hluboka	🇨🇿 Czechia	In captivity
34	Zoo de Doué	🇫🇷 France	In captivity
35	Abilene Zoological Gardens	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
36	Aquarium de Lyon	🇫🇷 France	In captivity
37	Yekaterinburg Zoo	🇷🇺 Russia	In captivity
38	Zoo de Maubeuge	🇫🇷 France	In captivity
39	Kaliningrad Zoo	🇷🇺 Russia	In captivity
40	Aquarium du palais de la Porte Dorée	🇫🇷 France	In captivity
41	Ecomuseum Zoo	🇨🇦 Canada	In captivity
42	Zoobotánico Jerez	🇪🇸 Spain	In captivity
43	Civic Aquarium of Milan	🇮🇹 Italy	In captivity
44	Nordens Ark	🇸🇪 Sweden	In captivity
45	Zoo d'Amiens	🇫🇷 France	In captivity
46	Zoobotanic Park of Brusque	🇧🇷 Brazil	In captivity
47	Sepilok Orang Utan Rehabilitation Centre	🇲🇾 Malaysia	In captivity
48	Bornean Sun Bear Conservation Centre	🇲🇾 Malaysia	In captivity
49	Silver Springs	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
50	Zoo Miami	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity

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Pond and Box Turtles

Species in this group

Painted Turtle

Florida Redbelly Turtle

European Pond Turtle

Common Box Turtle

Pond Slider

Black-bellied Slider

Cuban Slider

Peninsular Cooter

Northern Map Turtle

Mesoamerican Slider

Nicaraguan Slider

Big Bend Slider

Chicken Turtle

River Cooter

Blanding's Turtle

Northern Red-bellied Cooter

South American slider

Diamondback Terrapin

Western Pond Turtle

Southwestern Pond Turtle

Western Box Turtle

Spotted Turtle

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Pond and Box Turtles

Parks Ranked

Cities Ranked

Zoos & Centres Where Found