Cheloniidae (Typical Sea Turtles)

Family

Typical Sea Turtles

Cheloniidae

4 species in our catalog · found in 54 parks

Species in this group

Each card shows the species at its best park — tap for the full profile

Hawksbill
CR

Hawksbill

☀️ Diurnal Reptile

Eretmochelys imbricata

90–100% · Very likely
Green Turtle
LC

Green Turtle

☀️ Diurnal Reptile

Chelonia mydas

70–80% · Very likely
Pacific Ridley
VU

Pacific Ridley

☀️ Diurnal Reptile

Lepidochelys olivacea

30–40% · Possible
Loggerhead Sea Turtle
VU

Loggerhead Sea Turtle

☀️ Diurnal Reptile

Caretta caretta

20–30% · Possible

📅 Monthly Probability

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

30–40
Jan
20–30
Feb
20–30
Mar
20–30
Apr
20–30
May
20–30
Jun
30–40
Jul
30–40
Aug
30–40
Sep
20–30
Oct
30–40
Nov
20–30
Dec

🕐 When They're Spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

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Where to see Typical Sea Turtles

Worldwide records of this group (human observations from 2019 onwards, GBIF). Pins mark our parks — tap one for the chance of seeing at least one species of the group there.

Parks Ranked

Chance of seeing at least one species of the group · number of its species present

#ParkCountrySpeciesP(≥1)
1 Coiba National Park 🇵🇦 Panama 3
90–100%
2 Ningaloo Marine Park 🇦🇺 Australia 3
70–80%
3 Galápagos Islands 🇪🇨 Ecuador 3
50–60%
4 Bali Barat National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia 2
50–60%
5 Machalilla National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador 3
50–60%
6 Ostional Wildlife Refuge 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 2
40–50%
7 Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico 3
40–50%
8 Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico 3
40–50%
9 Corcovado National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 3
30–40%
10 Las Baulas Marine National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 3
30–40%
11 Santa Rosa National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 3
30–40%
12 Utría National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia 2
30–40%
13 Tortuguero National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 2
20–30%
14 iSimangaliso Wetland Park 🇿🇦 South Africa 3
20–30%
15 Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 2
20–30%
16 Bahía de Loreto National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico 3
20–30%
17 Blue and John Crow Mountains National Park 🇯🇲 Jamaica 2
20–30%
18 Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico 2
20–30%
19 Daintree National Park 🇦🇺 Australia 2
10–20%
20 El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico 3
10–20%
21 Isla del Coco National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
10–20%
22 San Lorenzo Protected Forest 🇵🇦 Panama 1
10–20%
23 Main Ridge Forest Reserve 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago 2
10–20%
24 Celestún Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico 3
10–20%
25 Royal National Park 🇦🇺 Australia 2
10–20%
26 Tsavo East National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya 2
10–20%
27 Noosa National Park 🇦🇺 Australia 2
10–20%
28 Jaragua National Park 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic 1
5–10%
29 Booderee National Park 🇦🇺 Australia 1
5–10%
30 Everglades National Park 🇺🇸 United States 3
5–10%
31 Piedras Blancas National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 2
5–10%
32 Bastimentos Island National Marine Park 🇵🇦 Panama 2
5–10%
33 Wilsons Promontory National Park 🇦🇺 Australia 2
5–10%
34 Cahuita National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 2
5–10%
35 Manuel Antonio National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 2
5–10%
36 Tayrona National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia 1
5–10%
37 Chagres National Park 🇵🇦 Panama 1
<5%
38 Marino Ballena National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
<5%
39 Darién National Park 🇵🇦 Panama 1
<5%
40 Tijuca National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil 1
<5%
41 Yala National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka 1
<5%
42 Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
<5%
43 La Amistad International Park (Panama) 🇵🇦 Panama 3
<5%
44 Great Otway National Park 🇦🇺 Australia 1
<5%
45 Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary 🇲🇾 Malaysia 1
<5%
46 Carara National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
<5%
47 Fiordland National Park 🇳🇿 New Zealand 1
<5%
48 Pacific Rim National Park Reserve 🇨🇦 Canada 1
<5%
49 Garden Route National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa 2
<5%
50 Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
<5%
51 Channel Islands National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
<5%
52 Great Bear Rainforest 🇨🇦 Canada 1
<5%
53 Olympic National Park 🇺🇸 United States 2
<5%
54 Table Mountain National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa 1
<5%