Class

Crocodylia

19 species in our catalog · found in 133 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassCrocodylia

Species in this group

Each card shows the species at its best park — tap for the full profile

LC Endemic

Alligator mississippiensis

Daily sighting probability ~90% · Very likely

Crocodylus porosus

Daily sighting probability ~90% · Very likely

Caiman yacare

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely

Crocodylus palustris

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely

Caiman crocodilus

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely

Gavialis gangeticus

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely

Crocodylus niloticus

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely

Crocodylus acutus

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely

Crocodylus johnsoni

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely

Caiman latirostris

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely

Crocodylus siamensis

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

Crocodylus suchus

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

Crocodylus moreletii

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

Tomistoma schlegelii

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

Melanosuchus niger

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Crocodylus rhombifer

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Paleosuchus trigonatus

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Crocodylus intermedius

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Paleosuchus palpebrosus

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

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Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~50%

Jan

~50%

Feb

~40%

Mar

~50%

Apr

~40%

May

~50%

Jun

~50%

Jul

~50%

Aug

~40%

Sep

~50%

Oct

~50%

Nov

~50%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Crocodylia

Worldwide records of this group (human observations from 2019 onwards, GBIF). Pins mark our parks — tap one for the chance of seeing at least one species of the group there.

Parks Ranked

Chance of seeing at least one species of the group · number of its species present

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Chitwan National Park	🇳🇵 Nepal	2	>90%
	Mugger Crocodile			~80%
	Gharial			~80%
2	Big Cypress National Preserve	🇺🇸 United States	2	~90%
	American Alligator			~90%
	American Crocodile			~10%
3	Tortuguero National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	~90%
	Common Caiman			~80%
	American Crocodile			~60%
4	Iberá National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	2	~90%
	Yacare Caiman			~80%
	Broad-snouted Caiman			~50%
5	Daintree National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	2	~90%
	Saltwater Crocodile			~90%
	Freshwater Crocodile			Insufficient data
6	Everglades National Park	🇺🇸 United States	3	~90%
	American Alligator			~80%
	American Crocodile			~50%
	Common Caiman			Insufficient data
7	Kakadu National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	2	~80%
	Saltwater Crocodile			~80%
	Freshwater Crocodile			~10%
8	Ranthambore National Park	🇮🇳 India	2	~80%
	Mugger Crocodile			~80%
	Gharial			~30%
9	Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary	🇲🇾 Malaysia	1	~80%
	Saltwater Crocodile			~80%
10	Yala National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	1	~80%
	Mugger Crocodile			~80%
11	Wilpattu National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	2	~80%
	Mugger Crocodile			~80%
	Saltwater Crocodile			Insufficient data
12	Nairobi National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	1	~80%
	Nile Crocodile			~80%
13	Sundarbans National Park	🇮🇳 India	1	~80%
	Saltwater Crocodile			~80%
14	Nitmiluk National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	2	~80%
	Freshwater Crocodile			~80%
	Saltwater Crocodile			Insufficient data
15	Palo Verde National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	~80%
	American Crocodile			~80%
	Common Caiman			Insufficient data
16	Coiba National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	1	~80%
	American Crocodile			~80%
17	Awash National Park	🇪🇹 Ethiopia	2	~80%
	West African Crocodile			~60%
	Nile Crocodile			~50%
18	Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	2	~80%
	Belize Crocodile			~60%
	American Crocodile			~40%
19	El Impenetrable National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	1	~70%
	Broad-snouted Caiman			~70%
20	Tambopata National Reserve	🇵🇪 Peru	4	~70%
	Common Caiman			~40%
	Black Caiman			~40%
	Smooth-fronted Caiman			~20%
	Cuvier's Smooth-fronted Caiman			Insufficient data
21	Piedras Blancas National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	~70%
	Common Caiman			~60%
	American Crocodile			~30%
22	Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve	🇪🇨 Ecuador	3	~70%
	Black Caiman			~40%
	Common Caiman			~40%
	Smooth-fronted Caiman			~20%
23	Akagera National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	1	~70%
	Nile Crocodile			~70%
24	Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas	🇧🇷 Brazil	1	~70%
	Yacare Caiman			~70%
25	Selous Game Reserve	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1	~70%
	Nile Crocodile			~70%
26	Royal Bardia National Park	🇳🇵 Nepal	2	~70%
	Mugger Crocodile			~50%
	Gharial			~40%
27	Anavilhanas National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	4	~70%
	Black Caiman			~40%
	Common Caiman			~30%
	Cuvier's Smooth-fronted Caiman			Insufficient data
	Smooth-fronted Caiman			Insufficient data
28	Murchison Falls National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	1	~70%
	Nile Crocodile			~70%
29	Caroni Swamp	🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago	1	~70%
	Common Caiman			~70%
30	Lower Zambezi National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	1	~70%
	Nile Crocodile			~70%
31	Soberanía National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	2	~70%
	Common Caiman			~50%
	American Crocodile			~40%
32	Yasuní National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	3	~60%
	Black Caiman			~30%
	Common Caiman			~30%
	Smooth-fronted Caiman			~20%
33	Cat Tien National Park	🇻🇳 Vietnam	1	~60%
	Siamese Crocodile			~60%
34	Niokolo-Koba National Park	🇸🇳 Senegal	1	~60%
	West African Crocodile			~60%
35	Mana Pools National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	1	~60%
	Nile Crocodile			~60%
36	Kafue National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	1	~60%
	Nile Crocodile			~60%
37	Tanjung Puting National Park	🇮🇩 Indonesia	2	~60%
	False Gharial			~50%
	Saltwater Crocodile			~30%
38	Chobe National Park	🇧🇼 Botswana	1	~60%
	Nile Crocodile			~60%
39	Liwonde National Park	🇲🇼 Malawi	1	~60%
	Nile Crocodile			~60%
40	Corcovado National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	~60%
	American Crocodile			~40%
	Common Caiman			~40%
41	South Luangwa National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	1	~60%
	Nile Crocodile			~60%
42	Tikal National Park	🇬🇹 Guatemala	1	~60%
	Belize Crocodile			~60%
43	Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	2	~60%
	American Crocodile			~50%
	Belize Crocodile			Insufficient data
44	Noel Kempff Mercado National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	2	~60%
	Black Caiman			Insufficient data
	Yacare Caiman			Insufficient data
45	Samburu National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	1	~60%
	Nile Crocodile			~60%
46	Serengeti National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1	~60%
	Nile Crocodile			~60%
47	Gonarezhou National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	1	~60%
	Nile Crocodile			~60%
48	Bastimentos Island National Marine Park	🇵🇦 Panama	2	~50%
	Common Caiman			~50%
	American Crocodile			Insufficient data
49	Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	2	~50%
	American Crocodile			~30%
	Belize Crocodile			~30%
50	Queen Elizabeth National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	1	~50%
	Nile Crocodile			~50%
51	Cañón del Sumidero National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	2	~50%
	American Crocodile			~50%
	Belize Crocodile			Insufficient data
52	Celestún Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	2	~50%
	Belize Crocodile			~50%
	American Crocodile			Insufficient data
53	Manu National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	4	~50%
	Common Caiman			~20%
	Black Caiman			~20%
	Smooth-fronted Caiman			~20%
	Cuvier's Smooth-fronted Caiman			Insufficient data
54	Masai Mara National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	1	~50%
	Nile Crocodile			~50%
55	Congaree National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	~50%
	American Alligator			~50%
56	Jim Corbett National Park	🇮🇳 India	2	~50%
	Gharial			~30%
	Mugger Crocodile			~20%
57	Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	1	~50%
	Belize Crocodile			~50%
58	Gir National Park	🇮🇳 India	1	~50%
	Mugger Crocodile			~50%
59	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1	~50%
	Nile Crocodile			~50%
60	Lake Mburo National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	1	~50%
	Nile Crocodile			~50%
61	Las Baulas Marine National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	~50%
	American Crocodile			~40%
	Common Caiman			Insufficient data
62	Marino Ballena National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	~50%
	Common Caiman			~40%
	American Crocodile			Insufficient data
63	Sierra de la Macarena National Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	3	~40%
	Common Caiman			~30%
	Orinoco Crocodile			Insufficient data
	Smooth-fronted Caiman			Insufficient data
64	Braulio Carrillo National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	~40%
	Common Caiman			~40%
	American Crocodile			~10%
65	Chagres National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	2	~40%
	American Crocodile			~40%
	Common Caiman			~10%
66	Moremi Game Reserve	🇧🇼 Botswana	1	~40%
	Nile Crocodile			~40%
67	Darién National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	2	~40%
	Common Caiman			~30%
	American Crocodile			~10%
68	Manuel Antonio National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	~40%
	American Crocodile			~30%
	Common Caiman			~20%
69	San Lorenzo Protected Forest	🇵🇦 Panama	2	~40%
	American Crocodile			~20%
	Common Caiman			Insufficient data
70	Ankarafantsika National Park	🇲🇬 Madagascar	1	~40%
	Nile Crocodile			~40%
71	Satpura National Park	🇮🇳 India	1	~40%
	Mugger Crocodile			~40%
72	Madidi National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	3	~40%
	Common Caiman			Insufficient data
	Smooth-fronted Caiman			Insufficient data
	Black Caiman			Insufficient data
73	Pilanesberg National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1	~40%
	Nile Crocodile			~40%
74	Hwange National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	1	~40%
	Nile Crocodile			~40%
75	Meru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	1	~40%
	Nile Crocodile			~40%
76	Gorongosa National Park	🇲🇿 Mozambique	1	~40%
	Nile Crocodile			~40%
77	Tsavo West National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	1	~40%
	Nile Crocodile			~40%
78	Iguazú National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	1	~40%
	Broad-snouted Caiman			~40%
79	Ruaha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1	~40%
	Nile Crocodile			~40%
80	iSimangaliso Wetland Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1	~40%
	Nile Crocodile			~40%
81	Iguaçu National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	1	~40%
	Broad-snouted Caiman			~40%
82	Calakmul Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	1	~40%
	Belize Crocodile			~40%
83	Tayrona National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	2	~40%
	American Crocodile			~20%
	Common Caiman			~20%
84	Ciénaga de Zapata	🇨🇺 Cuba	1	~40%
	Cuban Crocodile			~40%
85	Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	~40%
	Common Caiman			~30%
	American Crocodile			Insufficient data
86	Amacayacu National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	3	~40%
	Common Caiman			~20%
	Black Caiman			Insufficient data
	Cuvier's Smooth-fronted Caiman			Insufficient data
87	Ostional Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	~40%
	American Crocodile			~30%
	Common Caiman			Insufficient data
88	Santa Rosa National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	~30%
	American Crocodile			~30%
	Common Caiman			Insufficient data
89	Bako National Park	🇲🇾 Malaysia	1	~30%
	Saltwater Crocodile			Insufficient data
90	Pico Bonito National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	2	~30%
	American Crocodile			~20%
	Common Caiman			Insufficient data
91	Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1	~30%
	Nile Crocodile			~30%
92	El Palmar National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	1	~30%
	Broad-snouted Caiman			~30%
93	Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary	🇧🇿 Belize	1	~30%
	Belize Crocodile			Insufficient data
94	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	2	~30%
	Common Caiman			~20%
	American Crocodile			~10%
95	Mikumi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1	~30%
	Nile Crocodile			~30%
96	Kidepo Valley National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	1	~30%
	West African Crocodile			Insufficient data
97	Minneriya National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	1	~30%
	Mugger Crocodile			~30%
98	Virunga National Park	🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo	1	~30%
	Nile Crocodile			~30%
99	Way Kambas National Park	🇮🇩 Indonesia	1	~30%
	Saltwater Crocodile			Insufficient data
100	Litchfield National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	2	~20%
	Freshwater Crocodile			Insufficient data
	Saltwater Crocodile			Insufficient data
101	Carara National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	~20%
	American Crocodile			~20%
102	Brownsberg Nature Park	🇸🇷 Suriname	1	~20%
	Smooth-fronted Caiman			Insufficient data
103	Arenal Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	~20%
	Common Caiman			~20%
	American Crocodile			~10%
104	Cordillera Azul National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	2	~20%
	Smooth-fronted Caiman			Insufficient data
	Common Caiman			Insufficient data
105	Tsavo East National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	1	~20%
	Nile Crocodile			~20%
106	Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	~20%
	American Crocodile			~10%
	Common Caiman			~10%
107	Cahuita National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	~20%
	Common Caiman			~10%
	American Crocodile			~10%
108	Emas National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	1	~20%
	Cuvier's Smooth-fronted Caiman			Insufficient data
109	Nagarhole National Park	🇮🇳 India	1	~10%
	Mugger Crocodile			Insufficient data
110	Amboró National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	1	~10%
	Yacare Caiman			Insufficient data
111	Main Ridge Forest Reserve	🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago	1	~10%
	Common Caiman			Insufficient data
112	Tenorio Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	~10%
	Common Caiman			Insufficient data
113	Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	~10%
	American Crocodile			Insufficient data
114	Lake Nakuru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	1	~10%
	Nile Crocodile			Insufficient data
115	Bandipur National Park	🇮🇳 India	1	~10%
	Mugger Crocodile			~10%
116	Tijuca National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	1	~10%
	Broad-snouted Caiman			~10%
117	Parque Natural Metropolitano	🇵🇦 Panama	2	~10%
	Common Caiman			Insufficient data
	American Crocodile			Insufficient data
118	Biotopo Cerro Cahuí	🇬🇹 Guatemala	1	~10%
	Belize Crocodile			Insufficient data
119	Cabo Pulmo National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	1	~10%
	American Crocodile			Insufficient data
120	Ngorongoro Conservation Area	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1	~10%
	Nile Crocodile			~10%
121	Henri Pittier National Park	🇻🇪 Venezuela	1	~10%
	Common Caiman			Insufficient data
122	Chingaza National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	1	~10%
	Common Caiman			Insufficient data
123	Kerinci Seblat National Park	🇮🇩 Indonesia	1	~10%
	False Gharial			Insufficient data
124	Lago de Yojoa	🇭🇳 Honduras	1	~10%
	Common Caiman			Insufficient data
125	Danum Valley Conservation Area	🇲🇾 Malaysia	1	~10%
	Saltwater Crocodile			Insufficient data
126	Raja Ampat	🇮🇩 Indonesia	1	~10%
	Saltwater Crocodile			Insufficient data
127	Amboseli National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	1	~10%
	Nile Crocodile			Insufficient data
128	Tarangire National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1	~10%
	Nile Crocodile			Insufficient data
129	Kinabalu Park	🇲🇾 Malaysia	1	<5%
	Saltwater Crocodile			Insufficient data
130	Addo Elephant National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1	<5%
	Nile Crocodile			Insufficient data
131	Chirripó National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	<5%
	American Crocodile			Insufficient data
132	Kaeng Krachan National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	1	<5%
	Siamese Crocodile			Insufficient data
133	Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	<5%
	Common Caiman			Insufficient data