Mugger Crocodile

Mugger Crocodile

Crocodylus palustris

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

📅 Monthly Probability

80–90
Jan
80–90
Feb
80–90
Mar
70–80
Apr
80–90
May
80–90
Jun
80–90
Jul
80–90
Aug
80–90
Sep
80–90
Oct
70–80
Nov
80–90
Dec

🌅 When They're Spotted

Most active at dawn and dusk · across all parks (global)

🌅Crepuscular
☀️🌙🌙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 Yala National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
80–90%
2 Chitwan National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
80–90%
3 Wilpattu National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
70–80%
4 Ranthambore National Park 🇮🇳 India
70–80%
5 Royal Bardia National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
40–50%
6 Satpura National Park 🇮🇳 India
40–50%
7 Minneriya National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
20–30%
8 Jim Corbett National Park 🇮🇳 India
20–30%
9 Nagarhole National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Mugger Crocodile in Yala National Park?

About 81% of visitor-days record a Mugger Crocodile sighting in Yala National Park, based on 219 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Mugger Crocodile in Yala National Park?

December has the highest sighting rate for Mugger Crocodile in Yala National Park in our monthly data.

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