Painted Wood Turtle
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Painted Wood Turtle

Rhinoclemmys pulcherrima

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

The ornate or painted wood turtle (Rhinoclemmys pulcherrima) is one of nine turtle species of the genus Rhinoclemmys of the family Geoemydidae. There are four recognized subspecies. Wikipedia →

📅 Monthly Probability

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Fewer than 5 records of Painted Wood Turtle at Las Baulas Marine 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 Santa Rosa National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
10–20%
2 Ostional Wildlife Refuge 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
10–20%
3 Carara National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
5–10%
4 Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
5–10%
5 Palo Verde National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
6 Las Baulas Marine National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
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