Genus

Chicken Turtles

Deirochelys

1 species in our catalog · found in 3 parks

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

Species in this group

Endemic

Deirochelys reticularia

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~10%

Jan

~10%

Feb

<5%

Mar

<5%

Apr

<5%

May

~10%

Jun

<5%

Jul

~10%

Aug

~10%

Sep

~20%

Oct

~20%

Nov

~20%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Chicken Turtles

Warmer areas are where this group is recorded most often. Shaded: the known ranges of its 1 species (GARD, Roll et al. 2017 & Caetano et al. 2022). Our parks In captivity: 8 zoos & centres

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Big Cypress National Preserve	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 1	~10%
	Chicken Turtle			~10%
2	Everglades National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 1	~10%
	Chicken Turtle			~10%
3	Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 1	~10%
	Chicken Turtle			~10%

Zoos & Centres Where Found

#	Zoo / Centre	Country
1	Moscow Zoo	🇷🇺 Russia	In captivity
2	Brookfield Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
3	Zoo Koki (Parque zoológico y botánico)	🇪🇸 Spain	In captivity
4	South Carolina Aquarium	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
5	Flint RiverQuarium	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
6	Tennessee Aquarium	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
7	UGA Marine Education Center and Aquarium	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
8	Zoológico Miguél Álvarez del Toro	🇲🇽 Mexico	In captivity