White-lipped Mud Turtle

Closest Relatives at Tortuguero National Park

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	Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary	🇧🇿 Belize	20–30%
2	Tortuguero National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	10–20%
3	Braulio Carrillo National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	10–20%
4	Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	10–20%
5	Bastimentos Island National Marine Park	🇵🇦 Panama	10–20%
6	Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	5–10%
7	Calakmul Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	5–10%
8	Arenal Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	5–10%
9	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	5–10%
10	Soberanía National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
11	Utría National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	Insufficient data
12	Pico Bonito National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	Insufficient data
13	Lago de Yojoa	🇭🇳 Honduras	Insufficient data
14	Biotopo Cerro Cahuí	🇬🇹 Guatemala	Insufficient data
15	Tenorio Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
16	Chagres National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data
17	Celestún Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data
18	Cahuita National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
19	Santa Rosa National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
20	Carara National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
21	Parque Natural Metropolitano	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data
22	Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	Insufficient data
23	Piedras Blancas National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
24	Darién National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data
25	Corcovado National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a White-lipped Mud Turtle in Tortuguero National Park?

About 19% of wildlife watchers report a White-lipped Mud Turtle sighting in Tortuguero National Park, based on 12 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see White-lipped Mud Turtle in Tortuguero National Park?

May has the highest sighting rate for White-lipped Mud Turtle in Tortuguero National Park in our monthly data.