Freshwater Crocodile
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Freshwater Crocodile

Crocodylus johnsoni

5–10% · With luck
overall probability at Kakadu National Park
5 Verified records at Kakadu National Park
October Best month highest sighting rate
☀️🌙 Day & Night When it's active Active throughout day and night

The freshwater crocodile (Crocodylus johnstoni), also known commonly as the Australian freshwater crocodile, Johnstone's crocodile, Johnstone river crocodile and the freshie, is a species of crocodile native to the northern regions of Australia. Unlike its much larger Australian relative, the saltwater crocodile, the freshwater crocodile is not known as a man-eater, although it only bites in self-defence, and brief, nonfatal attacks have occurred, apparently the result of mistaken identity. Wikipedia →

5–10% of wildlife watchers report a Freshwater Crocodile sighting in Kakadu National Park, based on 5 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Kakadu National Park

Saltwater Crocodile
LC

Saltwater Crocodile

☀️🌙 Day & Night Reptile

Crocodylus porosus

70–80% · Very likely

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
<5
Feb
<5
Mar
<5
Apr
<5
May
10–20
Jun
10–20
Jul
10–20
Aug
<5
Sep
10–20
Oct
<5
Nov
<5
Dec

☀️🌙 When They're Spotted

Active throughout day and night · across all parks (global)

☀️🌙Day & Night
☀️🌙🌙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 Nitmiluk National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
70–80%
2 Kakadu National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
5–10%
3 Litchfield National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
Insufficient data
4 Daintree National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Freshwater Crocodile in Kakadu National Park?

About 9% of wildlife watchers report a Freshwater Crocodile sighting in Kakadu National Park, based on 5 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Freshwater Crocodile in Kakadu National Park?

October has the highest sighting rate for Freshwater Crocodile in Kakadu National Park in our monthly data.

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