Lissemys ceylonensis
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In 3 days ~70% in a week ~90%
Lissemys ceylonensis, commonly known as the Sri Lankan flapshell turtle, is a species of freshwater turtle endemic to Sri Lanka. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wilpattu National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 2 | Yala National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 3 | Udawalawe National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka |
No species of the same family or order lives in Yala National Park, so these are its closest relatives here: other reptiles.
Possible
About 30% of wildlife watchers report a Sri Lankan Flapshell Turtle sighting in Yala National Park on a given day, based on 32 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 6th most-seen of the 15 reptiles we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 70%, and over a week to about 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
January, March–April, August and November
In those months about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Sri Lankan Flapshell Turtle in Yala National Park on a given day, against under 5% in May–June and September–October, the lowest months.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Sri Lankan Flapshell Turtle sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
2nd of 3
Of the 3 parks where we can rate Sri Lankan Flapshell Turtle sightings, Yala National Park ranks 2nd at about 30%. The best odds are in Wilpattu National Park (Sri Lanka, about 60%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Sri Lankan Flapshell Turtle is recorded against all the reptiles logged in Yala National Park (32 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
