Caiman (Typical Caimans) — Wallace's Line

Species in this group

LC

Caiman yacare

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely

LC

Caiman crocodilus

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely

LC

Caiman latirostris

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~50%

Jan

~50%

Feb

~40%

Mar

~40%

Apr

~50%

May

~50%

Jun

~50%

Jul

~50%

Aug

~50%

Sep

~40%

Oct

~40%

Nov

~50%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Typical Caimans

Warmer areas are where this group is recorded most often. Shaded: the known ranges of its 3 species, darker where more of them overlap (GARD, Roll et al. 2017 & Caetano et al. 2022). Our parks Our cities In captivity: 163 zoos & centres

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Iberá National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	2 of 3	~90%
	Yacare Caiman			~80%
	Broad-snouted Caiman			~50%
2	Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 3	~80%
	Yacare Caiman			~80%
3	Tortuguero National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 3	~80%
	Common Caiman			~80%
4	El Impenetrable National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	1 of 3	~70%
	Broad-snouted Caiman			~70%
5	Piedras Blancas National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 3	~60%
	Common Caiman			~60%
6	Bastimentos Island National Marine Park	🇵🇦 Panama	1 of 3	~50%
	Common Caiman			~50%
7	Braulio Carrillo National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 3	~50%
	Common Caiman			~50%
8	Caroni Swamp	🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago	1 of 3	~50%
	Common Caiman			~50%
9	Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve	🇪🇨 Ecuador	1 of 3	~50%
	Common Caiman			~50%
10	Soberanía National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	1 of 3	~50%
	Common Caiman			~50%
11	Tambopata National Reserve	🇵🇪 Peru	1 of 3	~40%
	Common Caiman			~40%
12	Iguazú National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	1 of 3	~40%
	Broad-snouted Caiman			~40%
13	Iguaçu National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 3	~40%
	Broad-snouted Caiman			~40%
14	Corcovado National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 3	~40%
	Common Caiman			~40%
15	Marino Ballena National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 3	~40%
	Common Caiman			~40%
16	Sierra de la Macarena National Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	1 of 3	~40%
	Common Caiman			~40%
17	Anavilhanas National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 3	~40%
	Common Caiman			~40%
18	Manu National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	1 of 3	~30%
	Common Caiman			~30%
19	Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 3	~30%
	Common Caiman			~30%
20	El Palmar National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	1 of 3	~30%
	Broad-snouted Caiman			~30%
21	Yasuní National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	1 of 3	~30%
	Common Caiman			~30%
22	Tayrona National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	1 of 3	~30%
	Common Caiman			~30%
23	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	1 of 3	~30%
	Common Caiman			~30%
24	Chagres National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	1 of 3	~20%
	Common Caiman			~20%
25	Parque Natural Metropolitano	🇵🇦 Panama	1 of 3	~20%
	Common Caiman			~20%
26	Manuel Antonio National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 3	~20%
	Common Caiman			~20%
27	Cahuita National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 3	~20%
	Common Caiman			~20%
28	Arenal Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 3	~10%
	Common Caiman			~10%
29	Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 3	~10%
	Common Caiman			~10%
30	Tijuca National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 3	~10%
	Broad-snouted Caiman			~10%

Cities Ranked

#	City	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Manaus	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 3	~50%
	Common Caiman			~50%
2	Recife	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 3	~40%
	Broad-snouted Caiman			~40%
3	João Pessoa	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 3	~40%
	Broad-snouted Caiman			~40%
4	Santa Cruz de la Sierra	🇧🇴 Bolivia	1 of 3	~30%
	Yacare Caiman			~30%
5	Maceió	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 3	~30%
	Broad-snouted Caiman			~30%
6	Valencia	🇻🇪 Venezuela	1 of 3	~30%
	Common Caiman			~30%
7	Asuncion	🇵🇾 Paraguay	1 of 3	~30%
	Yacare Caiman			~30%
8	São Luís	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 3	~20%
	Common Caiman			~20%
9	Belo Horizonte	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 3	~20%
	Broad-snouted Caiman			~20%
10	Panama City	🇵🇦 Panama	1 of 3	~20%
	Common Caiman			~20%
11	Campo Grande	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 3	~20%
	Yacare Caiman			~20%
12	Rio de Janeiro	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 3	~20%
	Broad-snouted Caiman			~20%
13	Cali	🇨🇴 Colombia	1 of 3	~10%
	Common Caiman			~10%
14	São Paulo	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 3	~10%
	Broad-snouted Caiman			~10%

Zoos & Centres Where Found

#	Zoo / Centre	Country
1	Pairi Daiza	🇧🇪 Belgium	In captivity
2	Shedd Aquarium	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
3	ZooParc de Beauval	🇫🇷 France	In captivity
4	Copenhagen Zoo	🇩🇰 Denmark	In captivity
5	The Blue Planet	🇩🇰 Denmark	In captivity
6	Antwerp Zoo	🇧🇪 Belgium	In captivity
7	Parque das Aves	🇧🇷 Brazil	In captivity
8	Barcelona Zoo	🇪🇸 Spain	In captivity
9	Nausicaà Centre National de la Mer	🇫🇷 France	In captivity
10	Melaka Zoo and Bird Park	🇲🇾 Malaysia	In captivity
11	Kaliningrad Zoo	🇷🇺 Russia	In captivity
12	Zoobotanic Park of Brusque	🇧🇷 Brazil	In captivity
13	Jardín Botánico y Zoológico de Asunción	🇵🇾 Paraguay	In captivity
14	Parque Zoológico	🇧🇷 Brazil	In captivity
15	Kadoorie Farm and Botanic Garden	🇭🇰 Hong Kong SAR China	In captivity
16	Zoological Garden of Belo Horizonte	🇧🇷 Brazil	In captivity
17	Zoológico de Brasília	🇧🇷 Brazil	In captivity
18	Planète Sauvage	🇫🇷 France	In captivity
19	Ecological Center of Sonora	🇲🇽 Mexico	In captivity
20	Parc zoologique de Montpellier	🇫🇷 France	In captivity
21	Curitiba Zoo	🇧🇷 Brazil	In captivity
22	Beijing Zoo	🇨🇳 China	In captivity
23	Safari Madrid	🇪🇸 Spain	In captivity
24	Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
25	Chester Zoo	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	In captivity
26	National Zoological Garden of South Africa	🇿🇦 South Africa	In captivity
27	Detroit Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
28	Wildlife World Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
29	São Paulo Zoo	🇧🇷 Brazil	In captivity
30	Parque Municipal Summit	🇵🇦 Panama	In captivity
31	Rostock Zoo	🇩🇪 Germany	In captivity
32	Yaroslavl Zoo	🇷🇺 Russia	In captivity
33	Warsaw Zoo	🇵🇱 Poland	In captivity
34	Zoo La Barben	🇫🇷 France	In captivity
35	Kyiv Zoo	🇺🇦 Ukraine	In captivity
36	Burgers' Ocean	🇳🇱 Netherlands	In captivity
37	Berlin Zoological Garden	🇩🇪 Germany	In captivity
38	Dierenpark Hoenderdaell	🇳🇱 Netherlands	In captivity
39	Royal Burgers' Zoo	🇳🇱 Netherlands	In captivity
40	Zoológico de Goiânia	🇧🇷 Brazil	In captivity
41	Temaikén	🇦🇷 Argentina	In captivity
42	Gramado Zoo	🇧🇷 Brazil	In captivity
43	Night Safari	🇸🇬 Singapore	In captivity
44	Parque Zoobotânico Getúlio Vargas	🇧🇷 Brazil	In captivity
45	National Zoo of Malaysia	🇲🇾 Malaysia	In captivity
46	Bioparque	🇺🇾 Uruguay	In captivity
47	Parc de l'Auxois	🇫🇷 France	In captivity
48	Parque Zoobotânico Arruda Câmara (BICA)	🇧🇷 Brazil	In captivity
49	Singapore Zoo	🇸🇬 Singapore	In captivity
50	Wilhelma	🇩🇪 Germany	In captivity

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Challenges

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Typical Caimans

Species in this group

Yacare Caiman

Common Caiman

Broad-snouted Caiman

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Typical Caimans

Parks Ranked

Cities Ranked

Zoos & Centres Where Found

Challenges