Red-Footed Tortoise
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Red-Footed Tortoise

Chelonoidis carbonarius

5–10% · With luck
overall probability at Darién National Park
5 Verified records at Darién National Park
December Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The red-footed tortoise (Chelonoidis carbonarius) is a species of tortoise from northern South America. These medium-sized tortoises generally average 30 cm (12 in) as adults, but can reach over 40 cm (16 in). They have dark-colored (nearly black), “loaf”-shaped carapaces (top shell) with a lighter patch in the middle of each scute (shell segment), and a somewhat lighter-colored plastron (underbelly). They also have dark limbs dotted with brightly-colored scales, from which they get their name, that range from pale yellow to vivid or dark red. Visible differences are noted between red-footed tortoises from varying eco-regions. They are closely related to the more easterly-distributed yellow-footed tortoise (C. denticulatus) of the Amazon Basin. Wikipedia →

5–10% of wildlife watchers report a Red-Footed Tortoise sighting in Darién National Park, based on 5 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
5–10
Feb
10–20
Mar
<5
Apr
10–20
May
<5
Jun
<5
Jul
<5
Aug
<5
Sep
<5
Oct
<5
Nov
20–30
Dec

☀️ 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 Emas National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
20–30%
2 Darién National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
5–10%
3 Soberanía National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
5–10%
4 Parque Natural Metropolitano 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
5 El Impenetrable National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
Insufficient data
6 Amboró National Park 🇧🇴 Bolivia
Insufficient data
7 Sierra de la Macarena National Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
Insufficient data
8 Cordillera Azul National Park 🇵🇪 Peru
Insufficient data
9 Chagres National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
Insufficient data
10 Anavilhanas National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
Insufficient data
11 Tambopata National Reserve 🇵🇪 Peru
Insufficient data
12 Iguazú National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
Insufficient data
13 La Amistad International Park (Panama) 🇵🇦 Panama
Insufficient data
14 Everglades National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Red-Footed Tortoise in Darién National Park?

About 7% of wildlife watchers report a Red-Footed Tortoise sighting in Darién National Park, based on 5 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Red-Footed Tortoise in Darién National Park?

December has the highest sighting rate for Red-Footed Tortoise in Darién National Park in our monthly data.

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