Terrapene (Box Turtles)

Genus

Box Turtles

Terrapene

2 species in our catalog · found in 7 parks

Species in this group

Common Box Turtle
VU

Common Box Turtle

☀️ Diurnal Reptile

Terrapene carolina

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely
Western Box Turtle
NT

Western Box Turtle

☀️ Diurnal Reptile

Terrapene ornata

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~10%
Jan
~20%
Feb
~10%
Mar
~30%
Apr
~30%
May
~40%
Jun
~40%
Jul
~30%
Aug
~30%
Sep
~20%
Oct
~20%
Nov
~10%
Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

midnight6amnoon6pmmidnight

Where to see Box Turtles

Parks Ranked

#ParkCountrySpeciesDaily sighting probability
1 Shenandoah National Park 🇺🇸 United States
1 of 2
~50%
2 Great Smoky Mountains National Park 🇺🇸 United States
1 of 2
~30%
3 Congaree National Park 🇺🇸 United States
1 of 2
~30%
4 Everglades National Park 🇺🇸 United States
1 of 2
~30%
5 Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge 🇺🇸 United States
1 of 2
~10%
6 Big Cypress National Preserve 🇺🇸 United States
1 of 2
~10%
7 Saguaro National Park 🇺🇸 United States
1 of 2
<5%

Zoos & Centres Where Found

# Zoo / Centre Country
1 Busch Gardens Tampa 🇺🇸 United States In captivity
2 National Zoological Park 🇺🇸 United States In captivity
3 Shedd Aquarium 🇺🇸 United States In captivity
4 North Carolina Zoo 🇺🇸 United States In captivity
5 Tulsa Zoo 🇺🇸 United States In captivity
6 Greensboro Science Center 🇺🇸 United States In captivity
7 Zoo Miami 🇺🇸 United States In captivity
8 Safari West 🇺🇸 United States In captivity
9 Lee G. Simmons Wildlife Safari Park 🇺🇸 United States In captivity
10 Bronx Zoo 🇺🇸 United States In captivity
11 Ecological Center of Sonora 🇲🇽 Mexico In captivity
12 Nashville Zoo at Grassmere 🇺🇸 United States In captivity
13 Cheyenne Mountain Zoo 🇺🇸 United States In captivity
14 Oakland Zoo 🇺🇸 United States In captivity
15 Dallas Zoo 🇺🇸 United States In captivity
16 Phoenix Zoo 🇺🇸 United States In captivity
17 Toledo Zoo 🇺🇸 United States In captivity
18 Detroit Zoo 🇺🇸 United States In captivity
19 Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens 🇺🇸 United States In captivity
20 Cape May County Park & Zoo 🇺🇸 United States In captivity
21 Central Florida Zoo and Botanical Gardens 🇺🇸 United States In captivity
22 南昌新动物园 🇨🇳 China In captivity
23 Dauphin Island Audubon Bird Sanctuary 🇺🇸 United States In captivity
24 Louisville Zoo 🇺🇸 United States In captivity
25 Deer Tracks Junction Adventure Park 🇺🇸 United States In captivity
26 Shalom Wildlife Zoo 🇺🇸 United States In captivity
27 Joya Grande 🇭🇳 Honduras In captivity
28 ABQ BioPark: Zoo, Aquarium, Botanic Garden 🇺🇸 United States In captivity
29 Woodland Park Zoo 🇺🇸 United States In captivity
30 Duke Lemur Center 🇺🇸 United States In captivity
31 Brevard Zoo 🇺🇸 United States In captivity
32 Franklin Park Zoo 🇺🇸 United States In captivity
33 Catoctin Wildlife Preserve and Zoo 🇺🇸 United States In captivity
34 Dickerson Park Zoo 🇺🇸 United States In captivity
35 Fort Worth Zoo 🇺🇸 United States In captivity
36 Memphis Zoo 🇺🇸 United States In captivity
37 Montgomery Zoo 🇺🇸 United States In captivity
38 Kentucky Down Under 🇺🇸 United States In captivity
39 Virginia Zoological Park 🇺🇸 United States In captivity
40 Irvine Zoo 🇺🇸 United States In captivity
41 Austin Zoo 🇺🇸 United States In captivity
42 Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum 🇺🇸 United States In captivity
43 Maine Wildlife Park 🇺🇸 United States In captivity
44 Melbourne Zoo 🇦🇺 Australia In captivity
45 Potter Park Zoo 🇺🇸 United States In captivity
46 Mesker Park Zoo and Botanic Garden 🇺🇸 United States In captivity
47 Zoo Atlanta 🇺🇸 United States In captivity
48 Bayou Safari Wildlife Park 🇺🇸 United States In captivity
49 Bison Prairie 🇺🇸 United States In captivity
50 Akron Zoo 🇺🇸 United States In captivity