Family

Tortoises

Testudinidae

34 species in our catalog · found in 88 parks

Species in this group

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

Stigmochelys pardalis

Geochelone elegans

Chelonoidis niger

Chelonoidis denticulatus

30–40% · Possible

Chelonoidis porteri

30–40% · Possible

Gopherus agassizii

30–40% · Possible

Chelonoidis chilensis

Chersina angulata

Kinixys zombensis

Kinixys spekii

Chelonoidis carbonarius

20–30% · Possible

Manouria emys

10–20% · With luck

Kinixys belliana

10–20% · With luck

Malacochersus tornieri

Indotestudo elongata

Homopus areolatus

Chelonoidis guntheri

Kinixys erosa

Chelonoidis chathamensis

5–10% · With luck

Centrochelys sulcata

Insufficient data

Chelonoidis vandenburghi

Gopherus berlandieri

Testudo graeca

Gopherus polyphemus

Manouria impressa

Psammobates oculifer

Testudo hermanni

Testudo horsfieldii

Psammobates tentorius

Chersobius solus

Chelonoidis vicina

Chelonoidis hoodensis

Insufficient data

Chelonoidis becki

Insufficient data

Chelonoidis duncanensis

Insufficient data

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📅 Monthly Probability

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

20–30

Jan

20–30

Feb

20–30

Mar

20–30

Apr

20–30

May

10–20

Jun

10–20

Jul

10–20

Aug

20–30

Sep

20–30

Oct

20–30

Nov

20–30

Dec

🕐 When They're Spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Tortoises

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	Galápagos Islands	🇪🇨 Ecuador	9	70–80%
	Galápagos Giant Tortoise			40–50%
	Indefatigable Island Giant Tortoise			30–40%
	Sierra Negra Giant Tortoise			10–20%
	Chatham Island Giant Tortoise			5–10%
	Alcedo Volcano Giant Tortoise			5–10%
	Isabela Island Giant Tortoise			Insufficient data
	Hood Island Giant Tortoise			Insufficient data
	Volcan Wolf Giant Tortoise			Insufficient data
	Duncan Island Giant Tortoise			Insufficient data
2	Ruaha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	3	60–70%
	Leopard Tortoise			40–50%
	Speke's Hinge-back Tortoise			Insufficient data
	Crevice Tortoise			Insufficient data
3	Awash National Park	🇪🇹 Ethiopia	1	60–70%
	Leopard Tortoise			60–70%
4	Wilpattu National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	1	60–70%
	Indian Star Tortoise			60–70%
5	Addo Elephant National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	4	50–60%
	Leopard Tortoise			30–40%
	Angulate Tortoise			20–30%
	Parrot-beaked Tortoise			5–10%
	Tent Tortoise			Insufficient data
6	Nairobi National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	2	50–60%
	Leopard Tortoise			40–50%
	Speke's Hinge-back Tortoise			Insufficient data
7	Tarangire National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	3	50–60%
	Leopard Tortoise			40–50%
	Crevice Tortoise			10–20%
	Speke's Hinge-back Tortoise			Insufficient data
8	El Impenetrable National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	2	40–50%
	Chilean Tortoise			Insufficient data
	Red-Footed Tortoise			Insufficient data
9	Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	2	40–50%
	Leopard Tortoise			30–40%
	Eastern Hinged-Back Tortoise			20–30%
10	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	2	40–50%
	Leopard Tortoise			30–40%
	Speke's Hinge-back Tortoise			10–20%
11	Tsavo West National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	2	40–50%
	Leopard Tortoise			30–40%
	Speke's Hinge-back Tortoise			Insufficient data
12	Table Mountain National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	3	40–50%
	Angulate Tortoise			30–40%
	Parrot-beaked Tortoise			10–20%
	Leopard Tortoise			5–10%
13	Gonarezhou National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	2	40–50%
	Leopard Tortoise			30–40%
	Eastern Hinged-Back Tortoise			Insufficient data
14	Kidepo Valley National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	2	40–50%
	Leopard Tortoise			Insufficient data
	Bell’s Hingeback Tortoise			Insufficient data
15	Garden Route National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	3	40–50%
	Angulate Tortoise			20–30%
	Leopard Tortoise			10–20%
	Parrot-beaked Tortoise			5–10%
16	Hwange National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	2	40–50%
	Leopard Tortoise			30–40%
	Speke's Hinge-back Tortoise			Insufficient data
17	Mana Pools National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	2	30–40%
	Leopard Tortoise			Insufficient data
	Speke's Hinge-back Tortoise			Insufficient data
18	Lake Nakuru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	1	30–40%
	Leopard Tortoise			30–40%
19	Yasuní National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	1	30–40%
	South American Yellowfoot Tortoise			30–40%
20	Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	2	30–40%
	Leopard Tortoise			30–40%
	Serrated Tortoise			Insufficient data
21	Waterberg Plateau Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	1	30–40%
	Leopard Tortoise			30–40%
22	iSimangaliso Wetland Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	2	30–40%
	Eastern Hinged-Back Tortoise			20–30%
	Leopard Tortoise			<5%
23	Death Valley National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	30–40%
	Agassiz’s Desert Tortoise			30–40%
24	Serengeti National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	2	30–40%
	Leopard Tortoise			20–30%
	Bell’s Hingeback Tortoise			<5%
25	Yala National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	1	20–30%
	Indian Star Tortoise			20–30%
26	Amboró National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	2	20–30%
	South American Yellowfoot Tortoise			Insufficient data
	Red-Footed Tortoise			Insufficient data
27	Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve	🇪🇨 Ecuador	1	20–30%
	South American Yellowfoot Tortoise			20–30%
28	Kaeng Krachan National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	2	20–30%
	Asian Forest Tortoise			10–20%
	Elongated Tortoise			10–20%
29	Joshua Tree National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	20–30%
	Agassiz’s Desert Tortoise			20–30%
30	Sierra de la Macarena National Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	2	20–30%
	South American Yellowfoot Tortoise			10–20%
	Red-Footed Tortoise			Insufficient data
31	Tsavo East National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	3	20–30%
	Leopard Tortoise			10–20%
	Eastern Hinged-Back Tortoise			5–10%
	Speke's Hinge-back Tortoise			Insufficient data
32	Etosha National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	1	20–30%
	Leopard Tortoise			20–30%
33	Pilanesberg National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1	20–30%
	Leopard Tortoise			20–30%
34	Akagera National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	1	20–30%
	Speke's Hinge-back Tortoise			20–30%
35	Meru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	1	20–30%
	Leopard Tortoise			Insufficient data
36	Emas National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	1	20–30%
	Red-Footed Tortoise			20–30%
37	Minneriya National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	1	20–30%
	Indian Star Tortoise			Insufficient data
38	Moremi Game Reserve	🇧🇼 Botswana	1	20–30%
	Leopard Tortoise			20–30%
39	Gorongosa National Park	🇲🇿 Mozambique	1	10–20%
	Eastern Hinged-Back Tortoise			10–20%
40	Arusha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1	10–20%
	Leopard Tortoise			10–20%
41	Tambopata National Reserve	🇵🇪 Peru	2	10–20%
	South American Yellowfoot Tortoise			10–20%
	Red-Footed Tortoise			Insufficient data
42	Liwonde National Park	🇲🇼 Malawi	1	10–20%
	Speke's Hinge-back Tortoise			10–20%
43	Mkomazi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	2	10–20%
	Leopard Tortoise			Insufficient data
	Speke's Hinge-back Tortoise			Insufficient data
44	Lower Zambezi National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	1	10–20%
	Leopard Tortoise			Insufficient data
45	Masai Mara National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	2	10–20%
	Leopard Tortoise			10–20%
	Bell’s Hingeback Tortoise			Insufficient data
46	Samburu National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	1	10–20%
	Leopard Tortoise			10–20%
47	Murchison Falls National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	1	10–20%
	Bell’s Hingeback Tortoise			10–20%
48	Zion National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	10–20%
	Agassiz’s Desert Tortoise			10–20%
49	Amboseli National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	1	10–20%
	Leopard Tortoise			Insufficient data
50	Chobe National Park	🇧🇼 Botswana	1	10–20%
	Leopard Tortoise			10–20%
51	Namib-Naukluft National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	3	10–20%
	Leopard Tortoise			10–20%
	Tent Tortoise			Insufficient data
	🦎 Berger's Cape Tortoise			Insufficient data
52	Danum Valley Conservation Area	🇲🇾 Malaysia	1	10–20%
	Asian Forest Tortoise			10–20%
53	Ngorongoro Conservation Area	🇹🇿 Tanzania	2	10–20%
	Leopard Tortoise			10–20%
	Crevice Tortoise			Insufficient data
54	Khao Yai National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	1	10–20%
	Elongated Tortoise			10–20%
55	Cat Tien National Park	🇻🇳 Vietnam	1	10–20%
	Elongated Tortoise			10–20%
56	Cordillera Azul National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	2	10–20%
	Red-Footed Tortoise			Insufficient data
	South American Yellowfoot Tortoise			Insufficient data
57	Tijuca National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	1	10–20%
	South American Yellowfoot Tortoise			10–20%
58	Madidi National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	1	10–20%
	South American Yellowfoot Tortoise			Insufficient data
59	Manu National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	1	10–20%
	South American Yellowfoot Tortoise			10–20%
60	Taï National Park	🇨🇮 Ivory Coast	1	10–20%
	Eroded Hingeback Tortoise			Insufficient data
61	Kerinci Seblat National Park	🇮🇩 Indonesia	1	10–20%
	Asian Forest Tortoise			Insufficient data
62	Lake Manyara National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	2	10–20%
	Crevice Tortoise			Insufficient data
	Leopard Tortoise			Insufficient data
63	South Luangwa National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	2	10–20%
	Speke's Hinge-back Tortoise			Insufficient data
	Leopard Tortoise			Insufficient data
64	Aberdare National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	1	5–10%
	African Spurred Tortoise			Insufficient data
65	Kafue National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	1	5–10%
	Leopard Tortoise			Insufficient data
66	Soberanía National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	2	5–10%
	Red-Footed Tortoise			5–10%
	African Spurred Tortoise			Insufficient data
67	Darién National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	1	5–10%
	Red-Footed Tortoise			5–10%
68	Chitwan National Park	🇳🇵 Nepal	1	5–10%
	Elongated Tortoise			Insufficient data
69	Chagres National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	1	5–10%
	Red-Footed Tortoise			Insufficient data
70	Anavilhanas National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	1	5–10%
	Red-Footed Tortoise			Insufficient data
71	Keoladeo National Park	🇮🇳 India	1	5–10%
	Indian Star Tortoise			Insufficient data
72	Cumbres de Monterrey National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	1	5–10%
	Texas Tortoise			5–10%
73	Doñana National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1	5–10%
	Greek Tortoise			5–10%
74	Everglades National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2	5–10%
	Gopher Tortoise			5–10%
	Red-Footed Tortoise			Insufficient data
75	Khao Sok National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	1	5–10%
	Elongated Tortoise			Insufficient data
76	Doi Inthanon National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	1	5–10%
	Impressed Tortoise			Insufficient data
77	Podocarpus National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	1	<5%
	South American Yellowfoot Tortoise			Insufficient data
78	Grand Canyon National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	<5%
	Agassiz’s Desert Tortoise			<5%
79	Machalilla National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	1	<5%
	South American Yellowfoot Tortoise			Insufficient data
80	Pyrénées National Park	🇫🇷 France	2	<5%
	Hermann's Tortoise			<5%
	Greek Tortoise			Insufficient data
81	Parque Natural Metropolitano	🇵🇦 Panama	1	<5%
	Red-Footed Tortoise			<5%
82	Big Cypress National Preserve	🇺🇸 United States	1	<5%
	Gopher Tortoise			Insufficient data
83	Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas	🇧🇷 Brazil	1	<5%
	South American Yellowfoot Tortoise			Insufficient data
84	Kinabalu Park	🇲🇾 Malaysia	1	<5%
	Asian Forest Tortoise			Insufficient data
85	Iguazú National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	1	<5%
	Red-Footed Tortoise			Insufficient data
86	Mercantour National Park	🇫🇷 France	1	<5%
	Afghan Tortoise			Insufficient data
87	Cévennes National Park	🇫🇷 France	1	<5%
	Hermann's Tortoise			Insufficient data
88	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	1	<5%
	Red-Footed Tortoise			Insufficient data

Tortoises

Species in this group

Leopard Tortoise

Indian Star Tortoise

Galápagos Giant Tortoise

South American Yellowfoot Tortoise

Indefatigable Island Giant Tortoise

Agassiz’s Desert Tortoise

Chilean Tortoise

Angulate Tortoise

Eastern Hinged-Back Tortoise

Speke's Hinge-back Tortoise

Red-Footed Tortoise

Asian Forest Tortoise

Bell’s Hingeback Tortoise

Crevice Tortoise

Elongated Tortoise

Parrot-beaked Tortoise

Sierra Negra Giant Tortoise

Eroded Hingeback Tortoise

Chatham Island Giant Tortoise

African Spurred Tortoise

Alcedo Volcano Giant Tortoise

Texas Tortoise

Greek Tortoise

Gopher Tortoise

Impressed Tortoise

Serrated Tortoise

Hermann's Tortoise

Afghan Tortoise

Tent Tortoise

Berger's Cape Tortoise

Isabela Island Giant Tortoise

Hood Island Giant Tortoise

Volcan Wolf Giant Tortoise

Duncan Island Giant Tortoise

📅 Monthly Probability

🕐 When They're Spotted

Where to see Tortoises

Parks Ranked