American Crocodile

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	Palo Verde National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	70–80%
2	Coiba National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	70–80%
3	Tortuguero National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	50–60%
4	Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	50–60%
5	Cañón del Sumidero National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	50–60%
6	Everglades National Park	🇺🇸 United States	40–50%
7	Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	40–50%
8	Las Baulas Marine National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	40–50%
9	Corcovado National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	30–40%
10	Soberanía National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	30–40%
11	Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	30–40%
12	Chagres National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	30–40%
13	Ostional Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	30–40%
14	Santa Rosa National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	30–40%
15	Piedras Blancas National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	20–30%
16	Manuel Antonio National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	20–30%
17	San Lorenzo Protected Forest	🇵🇦 Panama	20–30%
18	Carara National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	20–30%
19	Pico Bonito National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	20–30%
20	Tayrona National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	20–30%
21	Darién National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	10–20%
22	Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	10–20%
23	Braulio Carrillo National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	10–20%
24	Arenal Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	0–10%
25	Cahuita National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	0–10%
26	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	0–10%
27	Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
28	Marino Ballena National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
29	Celestún Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data
30	Parque Natural Metropolitano	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data
31	Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
32	Bastimentos Island National Marine Park	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data
33	Chirripó National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a American Crocodile in Soberanía National Park?

About 35% of visitor-days record a American Crocodile sighting in Soberanía National Park, based on 137 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see American Crocodile in Soberanía National Park?

July has the highest sighting rate for American Crocodile in Soberanía National Park in our monthly data.