Common Caiman

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	Tortuguero National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	80–90%
2	Caroni Swamp	🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago	60–70%
3	Piedras Blancas National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	60–70%
4	Bastimentos Island National Marine Park	🇵🇦 Panama	50–60%
5	Soberanía National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	40–50%
6	Tambopata National Reserve	🇵🇪 Peru	40–50%
7	Marino Ballena National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	40–50%
8	Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve	🇪🇨 Ecuador	40–50%
9	Braulio Carrillo National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	30–40%
10	Corcovado National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	30–40%
11	Anavilhanas National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	30–40%
12	Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	30–40%
13	Darién National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	30–40%
14	Yasuní National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	30–40%
15	Sierra de la Macarena National Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	20–30%
16	Manu National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	20–30%
17	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	20–30%
18	Manuel Antonio National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	20–30%
19	Amacayacu National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	20–30%
20	Tayrona National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	10–20%
21	Arenal Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	10–20%
22	Cahuita National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	10–20%
23	Chagres National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	10–20%
24	Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	0–10%
25	San Lorenzo Protected Forest	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data
26	Madidi National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	Insufficient data
27	Main Ridge Forest Reserve	🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago	Insufficient data
28	Tenorio Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
29	Pico Bonito National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	Insufficient data
30	Cordillera Azul National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	Insufficient data
31	Henri Pittier National Park	🇻🇪 Venezuela	Insufficient data
32	Chingaza National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	Insufficient data
33	Lago de Yojoa	🇭🇳 Honduras	Insufficient data
34	Ostional Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
35	Palo Verde National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
36	Las Baulas Marine National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
37	Santa Rosa National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
38	Parque Natural Metropolitano	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data
39	Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
40	Everglades National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data