Genus

Neotropical Wood Turtles

Rhinoclemmys

4 species in our catalog · found in 15 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassTestudines
FamilyGeoemydidae (Eurasian Pond, River, and Neotropical Wood Turtles)
GenusRhinoclemmys (Neotropical Wood Turtles)

Species in this group

Rhinoclemmys areolata

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Rhinoclemmys funerea

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Rhinoclemmys pulcherrima

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Rhinoclemmys annulata

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~20%

Jan

~20%

Feb

~20%

Mar

~20%

Apr

~30%

May

~30%

Jun

~20%

Jul

~30%

Aug

~20%

Sep

~30%

Oct

~20%

Nov

~20%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Neotropical Wood Turtles

Warmer areas are where this group is recorded most often. Shaded: the known ranges of its 8 species, darker where more of them overlap (GARD, Roll et al. 2017 & Caetano et al. 2022). Our parks Our cities In captivity: 35 zoos & centres

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Tortuguero National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2 of 4	~40%
	Black River Turtle			~40%
	Brown Land Turtle			~10%
2	Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	1 of 4	~40%
	Furrowed Wood Turtle			~40%
3	Bastimentos Island National Marine Park	🇵🇦 Panama	1 of 4	~30%
	Black River Turtle			~30%
4	Braulio Carrillo National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2 of 4	~30%
	Black River Turtle			~20%
	Brown Land Turtle			~10%
5	Santa Rosa National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 4	~30%
	Painted Wood Turtle			~30%
6	Cahuita National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 4	~20%
	Black River Turtle			~20%
7	Ostional Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 4	~20%
	Painted Wood Turtle			~20%
8	Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 4	~20%
	Black River Turtle			~20%
9	Calakmul Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	1 of 4	~20%
	Furrowed Wood Turtle			~20%
10	Arenal Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2 of 4	~10%
	Black River Turtle			~10%
	Brown Land Turtle			~10%
11	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	1 of 4	~10%
	Black River Turtle			~10%
12	Tenorio Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 4	~10%
	Black River Turtle			~10%
13	Carara National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 4	~10%
	Painted Wood Turtle			~10%
14	Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	1 of 4	~10%
	Furrowed Wood Turtle			~10%
15	Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 4	<5%
	Black River Turtle			<5%

Cities Ranked

#	City	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	San José	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 4	~10%
	Black River Turtle			~10%

Zoos & Centres Where Found

#	Zoo / Centre	Country
1	Bronx Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
2	Yumka'	🇲🇽 Mexico	In captivity
3	Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
4	Parque Municipal Summit	🇵🇦 Panama	In captivity
5	Guadalajara Zoo	🇲🇽 Mexico	In captivity
6	San Antonio Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
7	Nikolaev Zoo	🇺🇦 Ukraine	In captivity
8	Rosamond Gifford Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
9	Amaru	🇪🇨 Ecuador	In captivity
10	Krefelder Zoo	🇩🇪 Germany	In captivity
11	Reserva Zoológica Oasys MiniHollywood	🇪🇸 Spain	In captivity
12	Loro Parque	🇪🇸 Spain	In captivity
13	Zoo Idaho	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
14	Safari Masai Mara	🇲🇽 Mexico	In captivity
15	VigoNature	🇪🇸 Spain	In captivity
16	Macaw mountain bird park	🇭🇳 Honduras	In captivity
17	Parque Zoológico Nacional Simón Bolívar	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	In captivity
18	Croco Cun Zoo	🇲🇽 Mexico	In captivity
19	Zoo El Pantanal	🇪🇨 Ecuador	In captivity
20	Parque museo La Venta	🇲🇽 Mexico	In captivity
21	Selwo Marina	🇪🇸 Spain	In captivity
22	Sierra Safari Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
23	Aquarium Barcelona	🇪🇸 Spain	In captivity
24	Montebello Barnyard Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
25	National Aviary	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
26	Tennessee Aquarium	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
27	Naturum Öresund	🇸🇪 Sweden	In captivity
28	Arenal Eco Zoo	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	In captivity
29	Centro de Rescate Las Pumas	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	In captivity
30	Centro de Vida Silvestre Snake Garden	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	In captivity
31	International Animal Rescue – Costa Rica	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	In captivity
32	Jakarta Aquarium	🇮🇩 Indonesia	In captivity
33	La Aurora Zoo	🇬🇹 Guatemala	In captivity
34	Rescate Wildlife Rescue Center	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	In captivity
35	Zoológico Miguél Álvarez del Toro	🇲🇽 Mexico	In captivity

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Neotropical Wood Turtles

Species in this group

Furrowed Wood Turtle

Black River Turtle

Painted Wood Turtle

Brown Land Turtle

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Neotropical Wood Turtles

Parks Ranked

Cities Ranked

Zoos & Centres Where Found