Helmeted Turtle

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	Etosha National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	30–40%
2	Tarangire National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	5–10%
3	Moremi Game Reserve	🇧🇼 Botswana	5–10%
4	Serengeti National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	5–10%
5	Masai Mara National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	5–10%
6	Ngorongoro Conservation Area	🇹🇿 Tanzania	5–10%
7	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	<5%
8	Waterberg Plateau Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	Insufficient data
9	Liwonde National Park	🇲🇼 Malawi	Insufficient data
10	Hwange National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	Insufficient data
11	Niokolo-Koba National Park	🇸🇳 Senegal	Insufficient data
12	Ankarafantsika National Park	🇲🇬 Madagascar	Insufficient data
13	Ruaha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	Insufficient data
14	Gonarezhou National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	Insufficient data
15	Akagera National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	Insufficient data
16	Tsavo West National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	Insufficient data
17	Nairobi National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	Insufficient data
18	Murchison Falls National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	Insufficient data
19	Mkomazi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	Insufficient data
20	Samburu National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	Insufficient data
21	Chobe National Park	🇧🇼 Botswana	Insufficient data
22	Tsavo East National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	Insufficient data
23	Namib-Naukluft National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	Insufficient data
24	Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	Insufficient data