Crocodylus (Typical Crocodiles)

Genus

Typical Crocodiles

Crocodylus

11 species in our catalog · found in 101 parks

Species in this group

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

Saltwater Crocodile
LC

Saltwater Crocodile

☀️🌙 Day & Night Reptile

Crocodylus porosus

80–90% · Very likely
Mugger Crocodile
VU

Mugger Crocodile

🌅 Crepuscular Reptile

Crocodylus palustris

70–80% · Very likely
Nile Crocodile
LC

Nile Crocodile

☀️ Diurnal Reptile

Crocodylus niloticus

70–80% · Very likely
American Crocodile
VU

American Crocodile

☀️ Diurnal Reptile

Crocodylus acutus

70–80% · Very likely
Freshwater Crocodile

Freshwater Crocodile

☀️🌙 Day & Night Reptile

Crocodylus johnsoni

70–80% · Very likely
Siamese Crocodile
CR

Siamese Crocodile

🌅 Crepuscular Reptile

Crocodylus siamensis

60–70% · Likely
West African Crocodile

West African Crocodile

☀️ Diurnal Reptile

Crocodylus suchus

60–70% · Likely
Belize Crocodile
LC

Belize Crocodile

☀️ Diurnal Reptile

Crocodylus moreletii

50–60% · Likely
Cuban Crocodile
CR Endemic

Cuban Crocodile

☀️ Diurnal Reptile

Crocodylus rhombifer

30–40% · Possible
Orinoco Crocodile
CR

Orinoco Crocodile

☀️ Diurnal Reptile

Crocodylus intermedius

Insufficient data
Northern New Guinea Crocodile
LC

Northern New Guinea Crocodile

Reptile

Crocodylus novaeguineae

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

40–50
Jan
40–50
Feb
40–50
Mar
40–50
Apr
40–50
May
40–50
Jun
50–60
Jul
40–50
Aug
40–50
Sep
40–50
Oct
40–50
Nov
40–50
Dec

🕐 When They're Spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

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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

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