Giant Asian Pond Turtle
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Giant Asian Pond Turtle

Heosemys grandis

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
10–20% · With luck
overall probability at Cat Tien National Park
15 Verified records at Cat Tien National Park
December Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The giant Asian pond turtle (Heosemys grandis) inhabits rivers, streams, marshes, and rice paddies from estuarine lowlands to moderate altitudes (up to about 400 metres (1,300 ft)) throughout Cambodia and Vietnam and in parts of Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Thailand, and India. Wikipedia →

10–20% of wildlife watchers report a Giant Asian Pond Turtle sighting in Cat Tien National Park, based on 15 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Cat Tien National Park

Yellow-headed Temple Turtle
CR

Yellow-headed Temple Turtle

☀️ Diurnal Reptile

Heosemys annandalii

Insufficient data
Vietnamese Leaf Turtle
EN

Vietnamese Leaf Turtle

🌙 Nocturnal Reptile

Cyclemys pulchristriata

10–20% · With luck
Black Marsh Turtle
EN

Black Marsh Turtle

🌅 Crepuscular Reptile

Siebenrockiella crassicollis

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

10–20
Jan
<5
Feb
<5
Mar
20–30
Apr
10–20
May
10–20
Jun
20–30
Jul
<5
Aug
20–30
Sep
<5
Oct
20–30
Nov
30–40
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 Cat Tien National Park 🇻🇳 Vietnam
10–20%
2 Khao Yai National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
5–10%
3 Kaeng Krachan National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Giant Asian Pond Turtle in Cat Tien National Park?

About 18% of wildlife watchers report a Giant Asian Pond Turtle sighting in Cat Tien National Park, based on 15 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Giant Asian Pond Turtle in Cat Tien National Park?

December has the highest sighting rate for Giant Asian Pond Turtle in Cat Tien National Park in our monthly data.

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