Scorpion Mud Turtle
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Scorpion Mud Turtle

Kinosternon scorpioides

<5% · Rare
overall probability at Parque Natural Metropolitano
6 Verified records at Parque Natural Metropolitano
June Best month highest sighting rate
☀️🌙 Day & Night When it's active Active throughout day and night

The scorpion mud turtle or Tabasco mud turtle (Kinosternon scorpioides) is a species of mud turtle in the family Kinosternidae. It is found in Mexico, Central and South America. Wikipedia →

<5% of wildlife watchers report a Scorpion Mud Turtle sighting in Parque Natural Metropolitano, based on 6 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Parque Natural Metropolitano

White-lipped Mud Turtle

White-lipped Mud Turtle

☀️ Diurnal Reptile

Kinosternon leucostomum

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
<5
Feb
<5
Mar
<5
Apr
<5
May
5–10
Jun
<5
Jul
<5
Aug
5–10
Sep
<5
Oct
<5
Nov
<5
Dec

☀️🌙 When They're Spotted

Active throughout day and night · across all parks (global)

☀️🌙Day & Night
☀️🌙🌙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 El Impenetrable National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
30–40%
2 Yasuní National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
10–20%
3 Calakmul Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
10–20%
4 Soberanía National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
5 Chagres National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
6 Parque Natural Metropolitano 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
7 Caroni Swamp 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago
Insufficient data
8 Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
Insufficient data
9 Celestún Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
Insufficient data
10 Cañón del Sumidero National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
Insufficient data
11 Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve 🇪🇨 Ecuador
Insufficient data
12 Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
Insufficient data
13 Tambopata National Reserve 🇵🇪 Peru
Insufficient data
14 Palo Verde National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
15 Amacayacu National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
Insufficient data
16 Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
Insufficient data
17 Manu National Park 🇵🇪 Peru
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Scorpion Mud Turtle in Parque Natural Metropolitano?

About 3% of wildlife watchers report a Scorpion Mud Turtle sighting in Parque Natural Metropolitano, based on 6 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Scorpion Mud Turtle in Parque Natural Metropolitano?

June has the highest sighting rate for Scorpion Mud Turtle in Parque Natural Metropolitano in our monthly data.

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