Family

African Mud Turtles

Pelomedusidae

9 species in our catalog · found in 40 parks

Species in this group

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

Pelusios sinuatus

Pelomedusa subrufa

Pelomedusa galeata

Pelomedusa neumanni

Pelusios bechuanicus

Pelusios subniger

Pelusios rhodesianus

Pelusios castanoides

Pelusios castaneus

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📅 Monthly Probability

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

10–20

Jan

10–20

Feb

10–20

Mar

10–20

Apr

10–20

May

10–20

Jun

10–20

Jul

10–20

Aug

10–20

Sep

10–20

Oct

10–20

Nov

10–20

Dec

🕐 When They're Spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see African Mud 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

#	Park	Country	Species	P(≥1)
1	Gonarezhou National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	2	40–50%
	Serrated Hinged Terrapin			30–40%
	Helmeted Turtle			Insufficient data
2	Liwonde National Park	🇲🇼 Malawi	3	40–50%
	Serrated Hinged Terrapin			20–30%
	Helmeted Turtle			Insufficient data
	East African Black Mud Turtle			Insufficient data
3	Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	2	30–40%
	Cape Terrapin			30–40%
	Serrated Hinged Terrapin			5–10%
4	Pilanesberg National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	2	30–40%
	Serrated Hinged Terrapin			20–30%
	Cape Terrapin			10–20%
5	Meru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	1	30–40%
	Serrated Hinged Terrapin			Insufficient data
6	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	2	30–40%
	Serrated Hinged Terrapin			30–40%
	Helmeted Turtle			<5%
7	Etosha National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	1	30–40%
	Helmeted Turtle			30–40%
8	Kafue National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	2	20–30%
	Serrated Hinged Terrapin			20–30%
	Okavango Mud Turtle			Insufficient data
9	Nairobi National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	2	20–30%
	Serrated Hinged Terrapin			20–30%
	Helmeted Turtle			Insufficient data
10	Hwange National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	3	20–30%
	Serrated Hinged Terrapin			Insufficient data
	Helmeted Turtle			Insufficient data
	Mashona Hinged Terrapin			Insufficient data
11	iSimangaliso Wetland Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	4	20–30%
	Cape Terrapin			10–20%
	Yellowbelly Mud Turtle			Insufficient data
	Serrated Hinged Terrapin			Insufficient data
	Mashona Hinged Terrapin			Insufficient data
12	Ruaha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	2	20–30%
	Serrated Hinged Terrapin			Insufficient data
	Helmeted Turtle			Insufficient data
13	Addo Elephant National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1	10–20%
	Cape Terrapin			10–20%
14	Kidepo Valley National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	1	10–20%
	Neumann's Marsh Terrapin			Insufficient data
15	Garden Route National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1	10–20%
	Cape Terrapin			10–20%
16	Tarangire National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	3	10–20%
	Helmeted Turtle			5–10%
	East African Black Mud Turtle			Insufficient data
	Neumann's Marsh Terrapin			Insufficient data
17	Mana Pools National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	1	10–20%
	Serrated Hinged Terrapin			Insufficient data
18	Tsavo West National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	3	10–20%
	Helmeted Turtle			Insufficient data
	Serrated Hinged Terrapin			Insufficient data
	Neumann's Marsh Terrapin			Insufficient data
19	Moremi Game Reserve	🇧🇼 Botswana	2	10–20%
	Helmeted Turtle			5–10%
	Okavango Mud Turtle			Insufficient data
20	Masai Mara National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	2	10–20%
	Helmeted Turtle			5–10%
	Neumann's Marsh Terrapin			<5%
21	Lower Zambezi National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	1	10–20%
	Serrated Hinged Terrapin			Insufficient data
22	Murchison Falls National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	2	10–20%
	Helmeted Turtle			Insufficient data
	Neumann's Marsh Terrapin			Insufficient data
23	Serengeti National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	2	10–20%
	Helmeted Turtle			5–10%
	Neumann's Marsh Terrapin			Insufficient data
24	Waterberg Plateau Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	1	10–20%
	Helmeted Turtle			Insufficient data
25	Samburu National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	2	10–20%
	Helmeted Turtle			Insufficient data
	Serrated Hinged Terrapin			Insufficient data
26	South Luangwa National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	2	10–20%
	Serrated Hinged Terrapin			Insufficient data
	Mashona Hinged Terrapin			Insufficient data
27	Niokolo-Koba National Park	🇸🇳 Senegal	1	10–20%
	Helmeted Turtle			Insufficient data
28	Ankarafantsika National Park	🇲🇬 Madagascar	1	10–20%
	Helmeted Turtle			Insufficient data
29	Mikumi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1	5–10%
	Serrated Hinged Terrapin			Insufficient data
30	Akagera National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	1	5–10%
	Helmeted Turtle			Insufficient data
31	Tsavo East National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	3	5–10%
	Helmeted Turtle			Insufficient data
	Serrated Hinged Terrapin			Insufficient data
	Neumann's Marsh Terrapin			Insufficient data
32	Table Mountain National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1	5–10%
	Cape Terrapin			5–10%
33	Lake Mburo National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	1	5–10%
	Neumann's Marsh Terrapin			Insufficient data
34	Ngorongoro Conservation Area	🇹🇿 Tanzania	2	5–10%
	Helmeted Turtle			5–10%
	East African Black Mud Turtle			Insufficient data
35	Lake Manyara National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1	5–10%
	Serrated Hinged Terrapin			Insufficient data
36	Mkomazi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1	5–10%
	Helmeted Turtle			Insufficient data
37	Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	2	5–10%
	Helmeted Turtle			Insufficient data
	Cape Terrapin			Insufficient data
38	Chobe National Park	🇧🇼 Botswana	1	<5%
	Helmeted Turtle			Insufficient data
39	Namib-Naukluft National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	1	<5%
	Helmeted Turtle			Insufficient data
40	Everglades National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	<5%
	West African Mud Turtle			Insufficient data

African Mud Turtles

Species in this group

Serrated Hinged Terrapin

Helmeted Turtle

Cape Terrapin

Neumann's Marsh Terrapin

Okavango Mud Turtle

East African Black Mud Turtle

Mashona Hinged Terrapin

Yellowbelly Mud Turtle

West African Mud Turtle

📅 Monthly Probability

🕐 When They're Spotted

Where to see African Mud Turtles

Parks Ranked