Genus

Typical Crocodiles

Crocodylus

10 species in our catalog · found in 105 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassCrocodylia
FamilyCrocodylidae (Crocodiles)
GenusCrocodylus (Typical Crocodiles)

Species in this group

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

Crocodylus porosus

Daily sighting probability ~90% · Very likely

Crocodylus palustris

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

Crocodylus siamensis

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

Crocodylus suchus

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

Crocodylus moreletii

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

Crocodylus rhombifer

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Crocodylus intermedius

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

~50%

Mar

~50%

Apr

~50%

May

~50%

Jun

~50%

Jul

~50%

Aug

~50%

Sep

~50%

Oct

~50%

Nov

~50%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Typical Crocodiles

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	Daintree National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	2	~90%
	Saltwater Crocodile			~90%
	Freshwater Crocodile			Insufficient data
2	Kakadu National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	2	~80%
	Saltwater Crocodile			~80%
	Freshwater Crocodile			~10%
3	Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary	🇲🇾 Malaysia	1	~80%
	Saltwater Crocodile			~80%
4	Yala National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	1	~80%
	Mugger Crocodile			~80%
5	Wilpattu National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	2	~80%
	Mugger Crocodile			~80%
	Saltwater Crocodile			Insufficient data
6	Chitwan National Park	🇳🇵 Nepal	1	~80%
	Mugger Crocodile			~80%
7	Nairobi National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	1	~80%
	Nile Crocodile			~80%
8	Sundarbans National Park	🇮🇳 India	1	~80%
	Saltwater Crocodile			~80%
9	Nitmiluk National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	2	~80%
	Freshwater Crocodile			~80%
	Saltwater Crocodile			Insufficient data
10	Coiba National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	1	~80%
	American Crocodile			~80%
11	Palo Verde National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	~80%
	American Crocodile			~80%
12	Awash National Park	🇪🇹 Ethiopia	2	~80%
	West African Crocodile			~60%
	Nile Crocodile			~50%
13	Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	2	~80%
	Belize Crocodile			~60%
	American Crocodile			~40%
14	Ranthambore National Park	🇮🇳 India	1	~80%
	Mugger Crocodile			~80%
15	Akagera National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	1	~70%
	Nile Crocodile			~70%
16	Selous Game Reserve	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1	~70%
	Nile Crocodile			~70%
17	Murchison Falls National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	1	~70%
	Nile Crocodile			~70%
18	Lower Zambezi National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	1	~70%
	Nile Crocodile			~70%
19	Cat Tien National Park	🇻🇳 Vietnam	1	~60%
	Siamese Crocodile			~60%
20	Niokolo-Koba National Park	🇸🇳 Senegal	1	~60%
	West African Crocodile			~60%
21	Mana Pools National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	1	~60%
	Nile Crocodile			~60%
22	Kafue National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	1	~60%
	Nile Crocodile			~60%
23	Chobe National Park	🇧🇼 Botswana	1	~60%
	Nile Crocodile			~60%
24	Liwonde National Park	🇲🇼 Malawi	1	~60%
	Nile Crocodile			~60%
25	South Luangwa National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	1	~60%
	Nile Crocodile			~60%
26	Tikal National Park	🇬🇹 Guatemala	1	~60%
	Belize Crocodile			~60%
27	Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	2	~60%
	American Crocodile			~50%
	Belize Crocodile			Insufficient data
28	Tortuguero National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	~60%
	American Crocodile			~60%
29	Samburu National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	1	~60%
	Nile Crocodile			~60%
30	Serengeti National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1	~60%
	Nile Crocodile			~60%
31	Gonarezhou National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	1	~60%
	Nile Crocodile			~60%
32	Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	2	~50%
	American Crocodile			~30%
	Belize Crocodile			~30%
33	Queen Elizabeth National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	1	~50%
	Nile Crocodile			~50%
34	Cañón del Sumidero National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	2	~50%
	American Crocodile			~50%
	Belize Crocodile			Insufficient data
35	Celestún Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	2	~50%
	Belize Crocodile			~50%
	American Crocodile			Insufficient data
36	Masai Mara National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	1	~50%
	Nile Crocodile			~50%
37	Everglades National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	~50%
	American Crocodile			~50%
38	Royal Bardia National Park	🇳🇵 Nepal	1	~50%
	Mugger Crocodile			~50%
39	Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	1	~50%
	Belize Crocodile			~50%
40	Gir National Park	🇮🇳 India	1	~50%
	Mugger Crocodile			~50%
41	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1	~50%
	Nile Crocodile			~50%
42	Lake Mburo National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	1	~50%
	Nile Crocodile			~50%
43	Las Baulas Marine National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	~40%
	American Crocodile			~40%
44	Moremi Game Reserve	🇧🇼 Botswana	1	~40%
	Nile Crocodile			~40%
45	Ankarafantsika National Park	🇲🇬 Madagascar	1	~40%
	Nile Crocodile			~40%
46	Satpura National Park	🇮🇳 India	1	~40%
	Mugger Crocodile			~40%
47	Pilanesberg National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1	~40%
	Nile Crocodile			~40%
48	Hwange National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	1	~40%
	Nile Crocodile			~40%
49	Meru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	1	~40%
	Nile Crocodile			~40%
50	Gorongosa National Park	🇲🇿 Mozambique	1	~40%
	Nile Crocodile			~40%
51	Tsavo West National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	1	~40%
	Nile Crocodile			~40%
52	Ruaha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1	~40%
	Nile Crocodile			~40%
53	iSimangaliso Wetland Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1	~40%
	Nile Crocodile			~40%
54	Calakmul Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	1	~40%
	Belize Crocodile			~40%
55	Corcovado National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	~40%
	American Crocodile			~40%
56	Ciénaga de Zapata	🇨🇺 Cuba	1	~40%
	Cuban Crocodile			~40%
57	Chagres National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	1	~40%
	American Crocodile			~40%
58	Soberanía National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	1	~40%
	American Crocodile			~40%
59	Bako National Park	🇲🇾 Malaysia	1	~30%
	Saltwater Crocodile			Insufficient data
60	Ostional Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	~30%
	American Crocodile			~30%
61	Santa Rosa National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	~30%
	American Crocodile			~30%
62	Tanjung Puting National Park	🇮🇩 Indonesia	1	~30%
	Saltwater Crocodile			~30%
63	Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1	~30%
	Nile Crocodile			~30%
64	Piedras Blancas National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	~30%
	American Crocodile			~30%
65	Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary	🇧🇿 Belize	1	~30%
	Belize Crocodile			Insufficient data
66	Mikumi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1	~30%
	Nile Crocodile			~30%
67	Kidepo Valley National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	1	~30%
	West African Crocodile			Insufficient data
68	Minneriya National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	1	~30%
	Mugger Crocodile			~30%
69	Virunga National Park	🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo	1	~30%
	Nile Crocodile			~30%
70	Manuel Antonio National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	~30%
	American Crocodile			~30%
71	Way Kambas National Park	🇮🇩 Indonesia	1	~30%
	Saltwater Crocodile			Insufficient data
72	San Lorenzo Protected Forest	🇵🇦 Panama	1	~20%
	American Crocodile			~20%
73	Litchfield National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	2	~20%
	Freshwater Crocodile			Insufficient data
	Saltwater Crocodile			Insufficient data
74	Carara National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	~20%
	American Crocodile			~20%
75	Pico Bonito National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	1	~20%
	American Crocodile			~20%
76	Tayrona National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	1	~20%
	American Crocodile			~20%
77	Jim Corbett National Park	🇮🇳 India	1	~20%
	Mugger Crocodile			~20%
78	Tsavo East National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	1	~20%
	Nile Crocodile			~20%
79	Sierra de la Macarena National Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	1	~20%
	Orinoco Crocodile			Insufficient data
80	Nagarhole National Park	🇮🇳 India	1	~10%
	Mugger Crocodile			Insufficient data
81	Darién National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	1	~10%
	American Crocodile			~10%
82	Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	~10%
	American Crocodile			~10%
83	Braulio Carrillo National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	~10%
	American Crocodile			~10%
84	Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	~10%
	American Crocodile			Insufficient data
85	Big Cypress National Preserve	🇺🇸 United States	1	~10%
	American Crocodile			~10%
86	Lake Nakuru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	1	~10%
	Nile Crocodile			Insufficient data
87	Bandipur National Park	🇮🇳 India	1	~10%
	Mugger Crocodile			~10%
88	Biotopo Cerro Cahuí	🇬🇹 Guatemala	1	~10%
	Belize Crocodile			Insufficient data
89	Cabo Pulmo National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	1	~10%
	American Crocodile			Insufficient data
90	Ngorongoro Conservation Area	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1	~10%
	Nile Crocodile			~10%
91	Arenal Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	~10%
	American Crocodile			~10%
92	Cahuita National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	~10%
	American Crocodile			~10%
93	Danum Valley Conservation Area	🇲🇾 Malaysia	1	~10%
	Saltwater Crocodile			Insufficient data
94	Marino Ballena National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	~10%
	American Crocodile			Insufficient data
95	Raja Ampat	🇮🇩 Indonesia	1	~10%
	Saltwater Crocodile			Insufficient data
96	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	1	~10%
	American Crocodile			~10%
97	Amboseli National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	1	~10%
	Nile Crocodile			Insufficient data
98	Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	~10%
	American Crocodile			Insufficient data
99	Tarangire National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1	~10%
	Nile Crocodile			Insufficient data
100	Bastimentos Island National Marine Park	🇵🇦 Panama	1	~10%
	American Crocodile			Insufficient data
101	Parque Natural Metropolitano	🇵🇦 Panama	1	<5%
	American Crocodile			Insufficient data
102	Kinabalu Park	🇲🇾 Malaysia	1	<5%
	Saltwater Crocodile			Insufficient data
103	Addo Elephant National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1	<5%
	Nile Crocodile			Insufficient data
104	Chirripó National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	<5%
	American Crocodile			Insufficient data
105	Kaeng Krachan National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	1	<5%
	Siamese Crocodile			Insufficient data