Broad-snouted Caiman

Broad-snouted Caiman

Caiman latirostris

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
50–60% · Likely
overall probability at Iberá National Park

Closest Relatives at Iberá National Park

Yacare Caiman
LC

Yacare Caiman

☀️ Diurnal Reptile

Caiman yacare

80–90% · Very likely

📅 Monthly Probability

20–30
Jan
50–60
Feb
30–40
Mar
30–40
Apr
50–60
May
60–70
Jun
60–70
Jul
60–70
Aug
60–70
Sep
30–40
Oct
40–50
Nov
40–50
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

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 El Impenetrable National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
70–80%
2 Iberá National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
50–60%
3 Iguazú National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
30–40%
4 Iguaçu National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
30–40%
5 El Palmar National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
20–30%
6 Tijuca National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
0–10%

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Broad-snouted Caiman in Iberá National Park?

About 50% of visitor-days record a Broad-snouted Caiman sighting in Iberá National Park, based on 77 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Broad-snouted Caiman in Iberá National Park?

June has the highest sighting rate for Broad-snouted Caiman in Iberá National Park in our monthly data.

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