Brown Land Turtle

Closest Relatives at Tortuguero National Park

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	5–10%
2	Braulio Carrillo National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	5–10%
3	Machalilla National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	Insufficient data
4	Darién National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data
5	Tenorio Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
6	Arenal Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
7	Bastimentos Island National Marine Park	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data
8	Chagres National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data
9	Soberanía National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data
10	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Brown Land Turtle in Tortuguero National Park?

About 8% of wildlife watchers report a Brown Land Turtle sighting in Tortuguero National Park, based on 8 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Brown Land Turtle in Tortuguero National Park?

May has the highest sighting rate for Brown Land Turtle in Tortuguero National Park in our monthly data.