Mesoamerican Slider
Trachemys venusta
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassTestudines
- FamilyEmydidae (Pond and Box Turtles)
- GenusTrachemys (Sliders)
- SpeciesTrachemys venusta (Mesoamerican Slider)
The Meso-American slider (Trachemys venusta) is a species of turtle belonging to the family Emydidae. The species is distributed from Mexico to Colombia. Wikipedia →
10–20% of wildlife watchers report a Mesoamerican Slider sighting in Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park, based on 10 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
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
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Mesoamerican Slider in Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park?
About 11% of wildlife watchers report a Mesoamerican Slider sighting in Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park, based on 10 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Mesoamerican Slider in Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park?
February has the highest sighting rate for Mesoamerican Slider in Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park in our monthly data.