Mesoamerican Slider

Mesoamerican Slider

Trachemys venusta

<5% · Rare
overall probability at La Amistad International Park (Panama)
8 Verified records at La Amistad International Park (Panama)
July Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

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 →

<5% of wildlife watchers report a Mesoamerican Slider sighting in La Amistad International Park (Panama), based on 8 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
<5
Feb
<5
Mar
<5
Apr
<5
May
<5
Jun
5–10
Jul
<5
Aug
<5
Sep
<5
Oct
<5
Nov
<5
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 Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary 🇧🇿 Belize
10–20%
2 Calakmul Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
10–20%
3 Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
10–20%
4 Tortuguero National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
10–20%
5 Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
10–20%
6 Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
10–20%
7 Lago de Yojoa 🇭🇳 Honduras
10–20%
8 Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
10–20%
9 Soberanía National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
10–20%
10 Bastimentos Island National Marine Park 🇵🇦 Panama
5–10%
11 Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
5–10%
12 Parque Natural Metropolitano 🇵🇦 Panama
5–10%
13 Cumbres de Monterrey National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
<5%
14 La Amistad International Park (Panama) 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
15 Chagres National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
Insufficient data
16 Celestún Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
Insufficient data
17 Cañón del Sumidero National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
Insufficient data
18 Cahuita National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
19 Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
20 Piedras Blancas National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
21 Sierra Nevada National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
Insufficient data
22 Darién National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
Insufficient data
23 Corcovado National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Mesoamerican Slider in La Amistad International Park (Panama)?

About 2% of wildlife watchers report a Mesoamerican Slider sighting in La Amistad International Park (Panama), based on 8 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Mesoamerican Slider in La Amistad International Park (Panama)?

July has the highest sighting rate for Mesoamerican Slider in La Amistad International Park (Panama) in our monthly data.

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