Where to see
Lutrogale perspicillata
Kaziranga National Park leads · 5 parks ranked by real sighting rates
Share of wildlife watchers reporting a Smooth Coated Otter during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)
| # | Park | Country | Sighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kaziranga National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 2 | Royal Bardia National Park | 🇳🇵 Nepal | |
| 3 | Nagarhole National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 4 | Khao Yai National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 5 | Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary | 🇲🇾 Malaysia |
Kaziranga National Park
In Kaziranga National Park, India, about 60% of wildlife watchers report a Smooth Coated Otter sighting on a given day, the highest of the 5 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.
Royal Bardia National Park and more
After Kaziranga National Park, the next-best odds of seeing a Smooth Coated Otter are in Royal Bardia National Park (Nepal, about 40%), Nagarhole National Park (India, about 30%) and Khao Yai National Park (Thailand, about 20%). Outside Asia, the best option is Khao Yai National Park in Southeast Asia (about 20%).
It depends on the park
In the top parks, the best months are April–May and November in Kaziranga National Park (about 70%), February in Royal Bardia National Park (about 60%) and January in Nagarhole National Park (about 60%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a Smooth Coated Otter on a given day. Each park's Smooth Coated Otter page has the full month-by-month chart.
