Geoemydidae (Eurasian Pond, River, and Neotropical Wood Turtles)

Species in this group

CR

Pangshura sylhetensis

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

LC

Melanochelys trijuga

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

VU

Pangshura tecta

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

NT

Rhinoclemmys areolata

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

EN

Geoclemys hamiltonii

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Mauremys leprosa

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

NT

Rhinoclemmys funerea

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

CR

Heosemys annandalii

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

EN

Heosemys spinosa

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Rhinoclemmys pulcherrima

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Cyclemys oldhami

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

CR

Heosemys grandis

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

EN

Cyclemys pulchristriata

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

NT

Rhinoclemmys annulata

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

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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

~20%

Jun

~20%

Jul

~20%

Aug

~20%

Sep

~20%

Oct

~30%

Nov

~30%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Eurasian Pond, River, and Neotropical Wood Turtles

Warmer areas are where this group is recorded most often. Shaded: the known ranges of its 53 species, darker where more of them overlap (GARD, Roll et al. 2017 & Caetano et al. 2022). Our parks Our cities In captivity: 108 zoos & centres

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Kaziranga National Park	🇮🇳 India	3 of 14	~80%
	Assam Roofed Turtle			~50%
	Indian Roofed Turtle			~40%
	Black Pond Turtle			~40%
2	Khao Yai National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	3 of 14	~60%
	Yellow-headed Temple Turtle			~40%
	Oldham's Leaf Turtle			~30%
	Giant Asian Pond Turtle			~10%
3	Wilpattu National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	1 of 14	~50%
	Indian Black Turtle			~50%
4	Nagarhole National Park	🇮🇳 India	1 of 14	~50%
	Indian Black Turtle			~50%
5	Tortuguero National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2 of 14	~40%
	Black River Turtle			~40%
	Brown Land Turtle			~10%
6	Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	1 of 14	~40%
	Furrowed Wood Turtle			~40%
7	Monfragüe National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 14	~40%
	Mediterranean Turtle			~40%
8	Bandipur National Park	🇮🇳 India	1 of 14	~30%
	Indian Black Turtle			~30%
9	Bastimentos Island National Marine Park	🇵🇦 Panama	1 of 14	~30%
	Black River Turtle			~30%
10	Keoladeo National Park	🇮🇳 India	1 of 14	~30%
	Indian Roofed Turtle			~30%
11	Cat Tien National Park	🇻🇳 Vietnam	2 of 14	~30%
	Giant Asian Pond Turtle			~20%
	Vietnamese Leaf Turtle			~10%
12	Braulio Carrillo National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2 of 14	~30%
	Black River Turtle			~20%
	Brown Land Turtle			~10%
13	Gunung Leuser National Park	🇮🇩 Indonesia	1 of 14	~30%
	Spiny Terrapin			~30%
14	Santa Rosa National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 14	~30%
	Painted Wood Turtle			~30%
15	Periyar National Park	🇮🇳 India	1 of 14	~30%
	Indian Black Turtle			~30%
16	Cahuita National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 14	~20%
	Black River Turtle			~20%
17	Minneriya National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	1 of 14	~20%
	Indian Black Turtle			~20%
18	Udawalawe National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	1 of 14	~20%
	Indian Black Turtle			~20%
19	Doñana National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 14	~20%
	Mediterranean Turtle			~20%
20	Sierra Nevada National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 14	~20%
	Mediterranean Turtle			~20%
21	Ostional Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 14	~20%
	Painted Wood Turtle			~20%
22	Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 14	~20%
	Black River Turtle			~20%
23	Calakmul Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	1 of 14	~20%
	Furrowed Wood Turtle			~20%
24	Sepilok	🇲🇾 Malaysia	1 of 14	~20%
	Spiny Terrapin			~20%
25	Arenal Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2 of 14	~10%
	Black River Turtle			~10%
	Brown Land Turtle			~10%
26	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	1 of 14	~10%
	Black River Turtle			~10%
27	Tenorio Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 14	~10%
	Black River Turtle			~10%
28	Kaeng Krachan National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	1 of 14	~10%
	Oldham's Leaf Turtle			~10%
29	Carara National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 14	~10%
	Painted Wood Turtle			~10%
30	Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	1 of 14	~10%
	Furrowed Wood Turtle			~10%
31	Sierra de Guadarrama National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 14	~10%
	Mediterranean Turtle			~10%
32	Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 14	<5%
	Black River Turtle			<5%

Cities Ranked

#	City	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Marrakesh	🇲🇦 Morocco	1 of 14	~50%
	Mediterranean Turtle			~50%
2	Kochi	🇮🇳 India	1 of 14	~50%
	Indian Black Turtle			~50%
3	Ponnani	🇮🇳 India	1 of 14	~30%
	Indian Black Turtle			~30%
4	Dhaka	🇧🇩 Bangladesh	1 of 14	~20%
	Indian Roofed Turtle			~20%
5	Kozhikode	🇮🇳 India	1 of 14	~20%
	Indian Black Turtle			~20%
6	Dehradun	🇮🇳 India	1 of 14	~20%
	Indian Black Turtle			~20%
7	Kollam	🇮🇳 India	1 of 14	~20%
	Indian Black Turtle			~20%
8	Colombo [Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte]	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	1 of 14	~20%
	Indian Black Turtle			~20%
9	Kolkata	🇮🇳 India	1 of 14	~10%
	Indian Roofed Turtle			~10%
10	Lisbon	🇵🇹 Portugal	1 of 14	~10%
	Mediterranean Turtle			~10%
11	Hyderabad	🇮🇳 India	1 of 14	~10%
	Indian Black Turtle			~10%
12	Bengaluru	🇮🇳 India	1 of 14	~10%
	Indian Black Turtle			~10%
13	Chennai	🇮🇳 India	1 of 14	~10%
	Indian Black Turtle			~10%
14	San José	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 14	~10%
	Black River Turtle			~10%
15	Porto	🇵🇹 Portugal	1 of 14	<5%
	Mediterranean Turtle			<5%

Zoos & Centres Where Found

#	Zoo / Centre	Country
1	San Diego Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
2	Prague Zoo	🇨🇿 Czechia	In captivity
3	Lisbon Oceanarium	🇵🇹 Portugal	In captivity
4	Paris Zoological Park	🇫🇷 France	In captivity
5	Zoo Pilsen	🇨🇿 Czechia	In captivity
6	Aquarium du palais de la Porte Dorée	🇫🇷 France	In captivity
7	Nordens Ark	🇸🇪 Sweden	In captivity
8	Sri Venkateswara Zoological Park	🇮🇳 India	In captivity
9	Beijing Wildlife Park	🇨🇳 China	In captivity
10	Toronto Zoo	🇨🇦 Canada	In captivity
11	Nehru Zoological Park	🇮🇳 India	In captivity
12	Columbus Zoo and Aquarium	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
13	Bronx Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
14	Parc du Belvédère	🇹🇳 Tunisia	In captivity
15	Yumka'	🇲🇽 Mexico	In captivity
16	Kadoorie Farm and Botanic Garden	🇭🇰 Hong Kong SAR China	In captivity
17	Songkhla Zoo	🇹🇭 Thailand	In captivity
18	Safari Madrid	🇪🇸 Spain	In captivity
19	Shenzhen Safari Park	🇨🇳 China	In captivity
20	Detroit Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
21	Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
22	Parque Municipal Summit	🇵🇦 Panama	In captivity
23	Sanjay Gandhi Biological Park	🇮🇳 India	In captivity
24	南昌新动物园	🇨🇳 China	In captivity
25	Guadalajara Zoo	🇲🇽 Mexico	In captivity
26	Mysore Zoo	🇮🇳 India	In captivity
27	Pombia Safari Park	🇮🇹 Italy	In captivity
28	Bannerghatta Zoo	🇮🇳 India	In captivity
29	Louisiana Purchase Gardens and Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
30	National Zoo of Malaysia	🇲🇾 Malaysia	In captivity
31	ZooTampa	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
32	Fort Worth Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
33	Zoo Knoxville	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
34	Memphis Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
35	Wilhelma	🇩🇪 Germany	In captivity
36	Bioparque Municipal Vesty Pakos	🇧🇴 Bolivia	In captivity
37	Jijamata Udyaan	🇮🇳 India	In captivity
38	San Antonio Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
39	Gembira Loka Zoo	🇮🇩 Indonesia	In captivity
40	Nikolaev Zoo	🇺🇦 Ukraine	In captivity
41	Saigon Zoo and Botanical Gardens	🇻🇳 Vietnam	In captivity
42	Bandung Zoo	🇮🇩 Indonesia	In captivity
43	Bird Paradise	🇸🇬 Singapore	In captivity
44	Rosamond Gifford Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
45	Taiping Zoo	🇲🇾 Malaysia	In captivity
46	Thiruvananthapuram Zoo	🇮🇳 India	In captivity
47	Rainforest Wild Asia	🇸🇬 Singapore	In captivity
48	Amaru	🇪🇨 Ecuador	In captivity
49	Children's Park, Guindy	🇮🇳 India	In captivity
50	Krefelder Zoo	🇩🇪 Germany	In captivity

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Eurasian Pond, River, and Neotropical Wood Turtles

Species in this group

Assam Roofed Turtle

Indian Black Turtle

Indian Roofed Turtle

Furrowed Wood Turtle

Black Pond Turtle

Mediterranean Turtle

Black River Turtle

Yellow-headed Temple Turtle

Spiny Terrapin

Painted Wood Turtle

Oldham's Leaf Turtle

Giant Asian Pond Turtle

Vietnamese Leaf Turtle

Brown Land Turtle

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Eurasian Pond, River, and Neotropical Wood Turtles

Parks Ranked

Cities Ranked

Zoos & Centres Where Found