Green Turtle

Chelonia mydas

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered

Insufficient data

overall probability at Tijuca National Park

3 Verified records at Tijuca National Park

☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas), also known as the green turtle, black sea turtle, and Pacific green turtle, is a species of large sea turtle of the family Cheloniidae. It is the only species in the genus Chelonia. Its range extends throughout tropical and subtropical seas around the world, with two distinct populations in the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, but it is also found in the Indian Ocean. The common name refers to the usually green fat found beneath its carapace, due to its diet strictly being seagrass, not to the color of its carapace, which is olive to black. The dorsoventrally flattened body of C. mydas is covered by a large, teardrop-shaped carapace; it has a pair of large, paddle-like flippers. It is usually lightly colored, although in the eastern Pacific populations, parts of the carapace can be almost black. Wikipedia →

📅 Monthly Probability

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Fewer than 5 records of Green Turtle at Tijuca National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.

☀️ When They're Spotted

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

☀️Diurnal

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	Coiba National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	70–80%
2	Ningaloo Marine Park	🇦🇺 Australia	60–70%
3	Galápagos Islands	🇪🇨 Ecuador	50–60%
4	Machalilla National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	40–50%
5	Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	30–40%
6	Bali Barat National Park	🇮🇩 Indonesia	30–40%
7	Tortuguero National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	20–30%
8	Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	20–30%
9	Daintree National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	10–20%
10	Corcovado National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	10–20%
11	Royal National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	10–20%
12	Santa Rosa National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	10–20%
13	Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	10–20%
14	El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	10–20%
15	iSimangaliso Wetland Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	10–20%
16	Tsavo East National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	10–20%
17	Booderee National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	5–10%
18	Noosa National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	5–10%
19	Everglades National Park	🇺🇸 United States	5–10%
20	Channel Islands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
21	San Lorenzo Protected Forest	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data
22	Ostional Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
23	Las Baulas Marine National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
24	Blue and John Crow Mountains National Park	🇯🇲 Jamaica	Insufficient data
25	Jaragua National Park	🇩🇴 Dominican Republic	Insufficient data
26	Bahía de Loreto National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data
27	Main Ridge Forest Reserve	🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago	Insufficient data
28	Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
29	Chagres National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data
30	Wilsons Promontory National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	Insufficient data
31	Celestún Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data
32	Cahuita National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
33	Tijuca National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	Insufficient data
34	Yala National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	Insufficient data
35	Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
36	Piedras Blancas National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
37	Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary	🇲🇾 Malaysia	Insufficient data
38	Pacific Rim National Park Reserve	🇨🇦 Canada	Insufficient data
39	Manuel Antonio National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
40	Garden Route National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	Insufficient data
41	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data
42	Olympic National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data

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