Black Terrapin
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Black Terrapin

Rhinoclemmys funerea

Insufficient data
overall probability at Corcovado National Park
1 Verified records at Corcovado National Park
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The black wood turtle (Rhinoclemmys funerea), or black river turtle is one of nine species of turtle in the genus Rhinoclemmys, which is in the family Geoemydidae. It is found in Costa Rica, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Panama. Wikipedia →

📅 Monthly Probability

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Fewer than 5 records of Black Terrapin at Corcovado National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Tortuguero National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
30–40%
2 Bastimentos Island National Marine Park 🇵🇦 Panama
30–40%
3 Cahuita National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
20–30%
4 Braulio Carrillo National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
20–30%
5 Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
10–20%
6 Tenorio Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
10–20%
7 La Amistad International Park (Panama) 🇵🇦 Panama
10–20%
8 Arenal Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
5–10%
9 Los Quetzales National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
10 Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
11 Manuel Antonio National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
12 Corcovado National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
13 Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
14 Soberanía National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
Insufficient data
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