Freshwater Crocodile
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Freshwater Crocodile

Crocodylus johnsoni

70–80% · Very likely
overall probability at Nitmiluk National Park
56 Verified records at Nitmiluk National Park
June 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 →

70–80% of wildlife watchers report a Freshwater Crocodile sighting in Nitmiluk National Park, based on 56 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Nitmiluk National Park

Saltwater Crocodile
LC

Saltwater Crocodile

☀️🌙 Day & Night Reptile

Crocodylus porosus

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

60–70
Jan
40–50
Feb
50–60
Mar
60–70
Apr
60–70
May
80–90
Jun
70–80
Jul
70–80
Aug
40–50
Sep
40–50
Oct
30–40
Nov
60–70
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 Nitmiluk National Park?

About 71% of wildlife watchers report a Freshwater Crocodile sighting in Nitmiluk National Park, based on 56 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

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

June has the highest sighting rate for Freshwater Crocodile in Nitmiluk National Park in our monthly data.

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