Yacare Caiman
Caiman yacare
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassCrocodylia
- FamilyAlligatoridae (Alligators and Caimans)
- GenusCaiman
- SpeciesCaiman yacare (Yacare Caiman)
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
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 | Iberá National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 2 | Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 3 | Noel Kempff Mercado National Park | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | |
| 4 | Amboró National Park | 🇧🇴 Bolivia |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Yacare Caiman in Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas?
About 68% of visitor-days record a Yacare Caiman sighting in Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas, based on 160 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Yacare Caiman in Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas?
December has the highest sighting rate for Yacare Caiman in Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas in our monthly data.