Pelusios (Hinged Terrapins)

Species in this group

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

Pelusios sinuatus

Pelusios bechuanicus

Pelusios subniger

Pelusios rhodesianus

Pelusios castanoides

Pelusios castaneus

📅 Monthly Probability

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

10–20

Jan

20–30

Feb

20–30

Mar

20–30

Apr

20–30

May

10–20

Jun

10–20

Jul

20–30

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 Hinged Terrapins

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	1	30–40%
	Serrated Hinged Terrapin			30–40%
2	Meru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	1	30–40%
	Serrated Hinged Terrapin			Insufficient data
3	Liwonde National Park	🇲🇼 Malawi	2	30–40%
	Serrated Hinged Terrapin			20–30%
	East African Black Mud Turtle			Insufficient data
4	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1	30–40%
	Serrated Hinged Terrapin			30–40%
5	Pilanesberg National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1	20–30%
	Serrated Hinged Terrapin			20–30%
6	Kafue National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	2	20–30%
	Serrated Hinged Terrapin			20–30%
	Okavango Mud Turtle			Insufficient data
7	Nairobi National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	1	20–30%
	Serrated Hinged Terrapin			20–30%
8	Hwange National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	2	10–20%
	Serrated Hinged Terrapin			Insufficient data
	Mashona Hinged Terrapin			Insufficient data
9	Ruaha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1	10–20%
	Serrated Hinged Terrapin			Insufficient data
10	Mana Pools National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	1	10–20%
	Serrated Hinged Terrapin			Insufficient data
11	Lower Zambezi National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	1	10–20%
	Serrated Hinged Terrapin			Insufficient data
12	South Luangwa National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	2	10–20%
	Serrated Hinged Terrapin			Insufficient data
	Mashona Hinged Terrapin			Insufficient data
13	Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1	5–10%
	Serrated Hinged Terrapin			5–10%
14	Mikumi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1	5–10%
	Serrated Hinged Terrapin			Insufficient data
15	Lake Manyara National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1	5–10%
	Serrated Hinged Terrapin			Insufficient data
16	Samburu National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	1	5–10%
	Serrated Hinged Terrapin			Insufficient data
17	iSimangaliso Wetland Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	3	5–10%
	Yellowbelly Mud Turtle			Insufficient data
	Serrated Hinged Terrapin			Insufficient data
	Mashona Hinged Terrapin			Insufficient data
18	Moremi Game Reserve	🇧🇼 Botswana	1	<5%
	Okavango Mud Turtle			Insufficient data
19	Tsavo West National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	1	<5%
	Serrated Hinged Terrapin			Insufficient data
20	Tarangire National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1	<5%
	East African Black Mud Turtle			Insufficient data
21	Tsavo East National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	1	<5%
	Serrated Hinged Terrapin			Insufficient data
22	Ngorongoro Conservation Area	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1	<5%
	East African Black Mud Turtle			Insufficient data
23	Everglades National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	<5%
	West African Mud Turtle			Insufficient data

Hinged Terrapins

Species in this group

Serrated Hinged 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 Hinged Terrapins

Parks Ranked