Kinosternon (Mud Turtles) — Wallace's Line

Species in this group

Kinosternon leucostomum

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

NT Endemic

Kinosternon baurii

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Kinosternon scorpioides

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

LC Endemic

Kinosternon subrubrum

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

VU

Kinosternon sonoriense

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

NT

Kinosternon acutum

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

NT Endemic

Kinosternon creaseri

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Endemic

Kinosternon steindachneri

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~10%

Jan

~20%

Feb

~20%

Mar

~20%

Apr

~10%

May

~20%

Jun

~20%

Jul

~20%

Aug

~20%

Sep

~20%

Oct

~10%

Nov

~20%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Mud Turtles

Warmer areas are where this group is recorded most often. Shaded: the known ranges of its 13 species, darker where more of them overlap (GARD, Roll et al. 2017 & Caetano et al. 2022). Our parks Our cities In captivity: 28 zoos & centres

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary	🇧🇿 Belize	1 of 8	~40%
	White-lipped Mud Turtle			~40%
2	Big Cypress National Preserve	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 8	~40%
	Striped Mud Turtle			~30%
	Florida Mud Turtle			<5%
3	Calakmul Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	4 of 8	~30%
	Scorpion Mud Turtle			~10%
	White-lipped Mud Turtle			~10%
	Tabasco Mud Turtle			~10%
	Creaser's Mud Turtle			~10%
4	El Impenetrable National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	1 of 8	~30%
	Scorpion Mud Turtle			~30%
5	Everglades National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 8	~30%
	Striped Mud Turtle			~30%
6	Pico Bonito National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	1 of 8	~30%
	White-lipped Mud Turtle			~30%
7	Congaree National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 8	~20%
	Eastern Mud Turtle			~20%
8	Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 8	~20%
	White-lipped Mud Turtle			~20%
9	Bastimentos Island National Marine Park	🇵🇦 Panama	1 of 8	~20%
	White-lipped Mud Turtle			~20%
10	Soberanía National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	2 of 8	~20%
	White-lipped Mud Turtle			~10%
	Scorpion Mud Turtle			~10%
11	Braulio Carrillo National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 8	~20%
	White-lipped Mud Turtle			~20%
12	Lago de Yojoa	🇭🇳 Honduras	1 of 8	~10%
	White-lipped Mud Turtle			~10%
13	Tenorio Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 8	~10%
	White-lipped Mud Turtle			~10%
14	Tortuguero National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 8	~10%
	White-lipped Mud Turtle			~10%
15	Carara National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 8	~10%
	White-lipped Mud Turtle			~10%
16	Saguaro National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 8	~10%
	Sonoran Mud Turtle			~10%
17	Arenal Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 8	~10%
	White-lipped Mud Turtle			~10%
18	Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 8	~10%
	Striped Mud Turtle			~10%
19	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	1 of 8	~10%
	White-lipped Mud Turtle			~10%
20	Parque Natural Metropolitano	🇵🇦 Panama	1 of 8	~10%
	Scorpion Mud Turtle			~10%

Cities Ranked

#	City	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Recife	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 8	~10%
	Scorpion Mud Turtle			~10%
2	Orlando	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 8	~10%
	Striped Mud Turtle			~10%
3	Miami	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 8	<5%
	Striped Mud Turtle			<5%
4	Dallas	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 8	<5%
	Eastern Mud Turtle			<5%
5	Washington	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 8	<5%
	Eastern Mud Turtle			<5%
6	Houston	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 8	<5%
	Eastern Mud Turtle			<5%

Zoos & Centres Where Found

#	Zoo / Centre	Country
1	National Zoological Park	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
2	Greensboro Science Center	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
3	Ecomuseum Zoo	🇨🇦 Canada	In captivity
4	The Maryland Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
5	Dauphin Island Audubon Bird Sanctuary	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
6	Parque Zoológico Caricuao	🇻🇪 Venezuela	In captivity
7	Berlin Zoological Garden	🇩🇪 Germany	In captivity
8	Ecopark	🇦🇷 Argentina	In captivity
9	Zoo Atlanta	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
10	Riverbanks Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
11	Western North Carolina Nature Center	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
12	Parque de la Conservación	🇨🇴 Colombia	In captivity
13	Chattanooga Zoo at Warner Park	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
14	Elmwood Park Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
15	Zoológico La Reina	🇲🇽 Mexico	In captivity
16	Zoologico Pantin	🇻🇪 Venezuela	In captivity
17	Parque museo La Venta	🇲🇽 Mexico	In captivity
18	Texas Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
19	Aquarium of Veracruz	🇲🇽 Mexico	In captivity
20	Zoo Samara	🇷🇺 Russia	In captivity
21	Xpark	🇹🇼 Taiwan	In captivity
22	Aquarium Berlin	🇩🇪 Germany	In captivity
23	Aquarium River of Zaragoza	🇪🇸 Spain	In captivity
24	Projeto TAMAR	🇧🇷 Brazil	In captivity
25	UGA Marine Education Center and Aquarium	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
26	Acuario Inbursa	🇲🇽 Mexico	In captivity
27	Edisto Island Serpentarium	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
28	Medicine Park Aquarium & Natural Sciences Center	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity

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Mud Turtles

Species in this group

White-lipped Mud Turtle

Striped Mud Turtle

Scorpion Mud Turtle

Eastern Mud Turtle

Sonoran Mud Turtle

Tabasco Mud Turtle

Creaser's Mud Turtle

Florida Mud Turtle

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Mud Turtles

Parks Ranked

Cities Ranked

Zoos & Centres Where Found