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 Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park?

About 13% of visitor-days record a American Crocodile sighting in Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park, based on 24 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see American Crocodile in Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park?

June has the highest sighting rate for American Crocodile in Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park in our monthly data.