Saltwater Crocodile

Closest Relatives at Daintree 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	Daintree National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	80–90%
2	Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary	🇲🇾 Malaysia	80–90%
3	Kakadu National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	80–90%
4	Sundarbans National Park	🇮🇳 India	80–90%
5	Way Kambas National Park	🇮🇩 Indonesia	Insufficient data
6	Nitmiluk National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	Insufficient data
7	Wilpattu National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	Insufficient data
8	Litchfield National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	Insufficient data
9	Danum Valley Conservation Area	🇲🇾 Malaysia	Insufficient data
10	Kinabalu Park	🇲🇾 Malaysia	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Saltwater Crocodile in Daintree National Park?

About 88% of visitor-days record a Saltwater Crocodile sighting in Daintree National Park, based on 947 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Saltwater Crocodile in Daintree National Park?

June has the highest sighting rate for Saltwater Crocodile in Daintree National Park in our monthly data.