Pseudemys (Cooters) — Wallace's Line

Species in this group

LC

Pseudemys nelsoni

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

LC Endemic

Pseudemys peninsularis

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

LC

Pseudemys concinna

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

NT Endemic

Pseudemys rubriventris

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~40%

Jan

~40%

Feb

~40%

Mar

~40%

Apr

~30%

May

~30%

Jun

~20%

Jul

~30%

Aug

~20%

Sep

~20%

Oct

~30%

Nov

~40%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Cooters

Warmer areas are where this group is recorded most often. Shaded: the known ranges of its 5 species, darker where more of them overlap (GARD, Roll et al. 2017 & Caetano et al. 2022). Our parks Our cities In captivity: 65 zoos & centres

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Everglades National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 4	~70%
	Florida Redbelly Turtle			~50%
	Peninsular Cooter			~30%
2	Big Cypress National Preserve	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 4	~60%
	Florida Redbelly Turtle			~40%
	Peninsular Cooter			~30%
3	Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 4	~40%
	Peninsular Cooter			~30%
	Florida Redbelly Turtle			~10%
4	Congaree National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 4	~10%
	River Cooter			~10%
5	Shenandoah National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 4	~10%
	Northern Red-bellied Cooter			~10%

Cities Ranked

#	City	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Miami	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 4	~30%
	Florida Redbelly Turtle			~20%
	Peninsular Cooter			~10%
2	Orlando	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 4	~20%
	Peninsular Cooter			~20%
	Florida Redbelly Turtle			~10%
3	Madrid	🇪🇸 Spain	3 of 4	~20%
	River Cooter			~10%
	Florida Redbelly Turtle			~10%
	Peninsular Cooter			~10%
4	Milan	🇮🇹 Italy	2 of 4	~20%
	River Cooter			~10%
	Florida Redbelly Turtle			~10%
5	Seoul	🇰🇷 South Korea	3 of 4	~20%
	River Cooter			~10%
	Peninsular Cooter			~10%
	Florida Redbelly Turtle			<5%
6	Dallas	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 4	~20%
	River Cooter			~20%
	Florida Redbelly Turtle			<5%
7	Washington	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 4	~20%
	Northern Red-bellied Cooter			~20%
	River Cooter			<5%
8	Lisbon	🇵🇹 Portugal	2 of 4	~20%
	River Cooter			~10%
	Florida Redbelly Turtle			~10%
9	Valencia	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 4	~10%
	Florida Redbelly Turtle			~10%
10	New York City	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 4	~10%
	Northern Red-bellied Cooter			<5%
	River Cooter			<5%
	Florida Redbelly Turtle			<5%
11	Philadelphia	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 4	~10%
	Northern Red-bellied Cooter			~10%
12	Porto	🇵🇹 Portugal	1 of 4	~10%
	River Cooter			~10%
13	Baltimore	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 4	~10%
	Northern Red-bellied Cooter			~10%
14	Budapest	🇭🇺 Hungary	1 of 4	~10%
	River Cooter			~10%
15	Berlin	🇩🇪 Germany	1 of 4	~10%
	River Cooter			~10%
16	Rome	🇮🇹 Italy	1 of 4	~10%
	River Cooter			~10%
17	Zhuhai [Macau]	🇨🇳 China	1 of 4	~10%
	Florida Redbelly Turtle			~10%
18	Los Angeles	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 4	~10%
	River Cooter			<5%
	Peninsular Cooter			<5%
	Florida Redbelly Turtle			<5%
19	Houston	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 4	~10%
	River Cooter			~10%
20	Vienna	🇦🇹 Austria	1 of 4	~10%
	River Cooter			~10%
21	Barcelona	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 4	<5%
	Florida Redbelly Turtle			<5%
22	Prague	🇨🇿 Czechia	1 of 4	<5%
	Florida Redbelly Turtle			<5%
23	Austin	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 4	<5%
	Florida Redbelly Turtle			<5%
24	Seattle	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 4	<5%
	River Cooter			<5%
25	San Antonio	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 4	<5%
	River Cooter			<5%
26	San Francisco	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 4	<5%
	Florida Redbelly Turtle			<5%

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	Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
5	Zoobotánico Jerez	🇪🇸 Spain	In captivity
6	Zoo Miami	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
7	Brookfield Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
8	Sedgwick County Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
9	Oakland Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
10	Phoenix Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
11	Detroit Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
12	Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
13	Parque Municipal Summit	🇵🇦 Panama	In captivity
14	Parco Natura Viva	🇮🇹 Italy	In captivity
15	Louisiana Purchase Gardens and Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
16	San Francisco Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
17	Brevard Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
18	Franklin Park Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
19	Fort Worth Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
20	Lisbon Zoo	🇵🇹 Portugal	In captivity
21	Virginia Zoological Park	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
22	Wild-Park Klaushof	🇩🇪 Germany	In captivity
23	Schönbrunn Zoo	🇦🇹 Austria	In captivity
24	Zoo Atlanta	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
25	Duisburg Zoo	🇩🇪 Germany	In captivity
26	bioparco	🇮🇹 Italy	In captivity
27	Little Rock Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
28	Krefelder Zoo	🇩🇪 Germany	In captivity
29	Salzburg Zoo	🇦🇹 Austria	In captivity
30	Loro Parque	🇪🇸 Spain	In captivity
31	Jardin zoologique de la ville de Lyon	🇫🇷 France	In captivity
32	Jungle Adventures	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
33	North Carolina Aquarium at Fort Fisher	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
34	Palm Beach Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
35	Zoo de Córdoba	🇪🇸 Spain	In captivity
36	Chattanooga Zoo at Warner Park	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
37	Sarasota Jungle Gardens	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
38	VigoNature	🇪🇸 Spain	In captivity
39	Georgia Aquarium	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
40	St. Augustine Alligator Farm Zoological Park	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
41	Central Park Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
42	Zoo Koki (Parque zoológico y botánico)	🇪🇸 Spain	In captivity
43	High Park Zoo	🇨🇦 Canada	In captivity
44	A Cupulatta	🇫🇷 France	In captivity
45	Bear Hollow Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
46	Almere Jungle	🇳🇱 Netherlands	In captivity
47	Animal - Bird Collection	🇬🇷 Greece	In captivity
48	Castellar Zoo	🇪🇸 Spain	In captivity
49	Florida Aquarium	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
50	Mote SEA	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity

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Cooters

Species in this group

Florida Redbelly Turtle

Peninsular Cooter

River Cooter

Northern Red-bellied Cooter

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Cooters

Parks Ranked

Cities Ranked

Zoos & Centres Where Found