Pond Slider
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Pond Slider

Trachemys scripta

5–10% · With luck
overall probability at Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks
15 Verified records at Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks
May Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The pond slider (Trachemys scripta) is a species of common, medium-sized, semiaquatic turtle. Three subspecies are described, the most recognizable of which is the red-eared slider (T. s. elegans), which is popular in the pet trade and has been introduced to other parts of the world by people releasing it to the wild. Hatchling and juvenile pond sliders have a green upper shell (carapace), yellow bottom shell (plastron), and green and yellow stripes and markings on their skin. These patterns and colors in the skin and shell fade with age until the carapace is a muted olive green to brown and the plastron is a dull yellow or darker. Some sliders become almost black with few visible markings. Wikipedia →

5–10% of wildlife watchers report a Pond Slider sighting in Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks, based on 15 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks

Western Pond Turtle
VU

Western Pond Turtle

☀️ Diurnal Reptile

Actinemys marmorata

10–20% · With luck

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
10–20
Feb
10–20
Mar
<5
Apr
10–20
May
<5
Jun
5–10
Jul
<5
Aug
<5
Sep
<5
Oct
10–20
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 Congaree National Park 🇺🇸 United States
40–50%
2 Parque Natural Metropolitano 🇵🇦 Panama
30–40%
3 Joshua Tree National Park 🇺🇸 United States
10–20%
4 Channel Islands National Park 🇺🇸 United States
10–20%
5 Great Smoky Mountains National Park 🇺🇸 United States
10–20%
6 Sierra de Guadarrama National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
10–20%
7 Sierra Nevada National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
10–20%
8 Shenandoah National Park 🇺🇸 United States
5–10%
9 Cumbres de Monterrey National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
5–10%
10 Fertő-Hanság National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
5–10%
11 Everglades National Park 🇺🇸 United States
5–10%
12 Monfragüe National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
5–10%
13 Cañón del Sumidero National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
5–10%
14 Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks 🇺🇸 United States
5–10%
15 Wadden Sea National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
5–10%
16 Pyrénées National Park 🇫🇷 France
5–10%
17 Big Bend National Park 🇺🇸 United States
5–10%
18 Khao Yai National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
5–10%
19 Soberanía National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
5–10%
20 La Amistad International Park (Panama) 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
21 Olympic National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
22 Caroni Swamp 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago
Insufficient data
23 Nairobi National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data
24 Lago de Yojoa 🇭🇳 Honduras
Insufficient data
25 Chagres National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
Insufficient data
26 Chirripó National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
27 Abel Tasman National Park 🇳🇿 New Zealand
Insufficient data
28 Tortuguero National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
29 Snowdonia National Park 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
Insufficient data
30 Calakmul Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
Insufficient data
31 Braulio Carrillo National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
32 Death Valley National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
33 Bavarian Forest National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
Insufficient data
34 Royal National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
Insufficient data
35 Yosemite National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
36 Great Bear Rainforest 🇨🇦 Canada
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Pond Slider in Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks?

About 6% of wildlife watchers report a Pond Slider sighting in Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks, based on 15 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Pond Slider in Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks?

May has the highest sighting rate for Pond Slider in Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks in our monthly data.

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