Saltwater Crocodile
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Saltwater Crocodile

Crocodylus porosus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
80–90% · Very likely
overall probability at Daintree National Park
947 Verified records at Daintree National Park
June Best month highest sighting rate
☀️🌙 Day & Night When it's active Active throughout day and night

The saltwater crocodile (Crocodylus porosus) is a crocodilian native to saltwater habitats, brackish wetlands and freshwater rivers from India's east coast across Southeast Asia and the Sundaland to northern Australia and Micronesia. It has been listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List since 1996. It was hunted for its skin throughout its range up to the 1970s, and is threatened by illegal killing and habitat loss. It is regarded as dangerous to humans. The saltwater crocodile is the largest living reptile. Males can grow to a weight of 1,000–1,500 kg (2,200–3,300 lb) and a length of 6 m (20 ft), rarely exceeding 6.3 m (21 ft). Wikipedia →

80–90% of wildlife watchers report a Saltwater Crocodile sighting in Daintree National Park, based on 947 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Daintree National Park

Freshwater Crocodile

Freshwater Crocodile

☀️🌙 Day & Night Reptile

Crocodylus johnsoni

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

80–90
Jan
80–90
Feb
80–90
Mar
80–90
Apr
90–100
May
90–100
Jun
90–100
Jul
80–90
Aug
80–90
Sep
80–90
Oct
80–90
Nov
80–90
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 Daintree National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
80–90%
2 Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary 🇲🇾 Malaysia
70–80%
3 Kakadu National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
70–80%
4 Sundarbans National Park 🇮🇳 India
70–80%
5 Way Kambas National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
Insufficient data
6 Nitmiluk National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
Insufficient data
7 Wilpattu National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
Insufficient data
8 Litchfield National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
Insufficient data
9 Danum Valley Conservation Area 🇲🇾 Malaysia
Insufficient data
10 Kinabalu Park 🇲🇾 Malaysia
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Saltwater Crocodile in Daintree National Park?

About 87% of wildlife watchers report a Saltwater Crocodile sighting in Daintree National Park, based on 947 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Saltwater Crocodile in Daintree National Park?

June has the highest sighting rate for Saltwater Crocodile in Daintree National Park in our monthly data.

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