Yacare Caiman

Yacare Caiman

Caiman yacare

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
80–90% · Very likely
overall probability at Iberá National Park

Closest Relatives at Iberá National Park

Broad-snouted Caiman
LC

Broad-snouted Caiman

☀️ Diurnal Reptile

Caiman latirostris

50–60% · Likely

📅 Monthly Probability

70–80
Jan
80–90
Feb
80–90
Mar
80–90
Apr
80–90
May
80–90
Jun
80–90
Jul
80–90
Aug
70–80
Sep
80–90
Oct
80–90
Nov
80–90
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 Iberá National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
80–90%
2 Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas 🇧🇷 Brazil
60–70%
3 Noel Kempff Mercado National Park 🇧🇴 Bolivia
Insufficient data
4 Amboró National Park 🇧🇴 Bolivia
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Yacare Caiman in Iberá National Park?

About 82% of visitor-days record a Yacare Caiman sighting in Iberá National Park, based on 262 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Yacare Caiman in Iberá National Park?

July has the highest sighting rate for Yacare Caiman in Iberá National Park in our monthly data.

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