Where does the West African crocodile live?
Crocodylus suchus has 2,023 records in 20 countries and territories, from 1945 to 2026. Most records come from Gambia.
- 2,023 records
- 20 places
- 35 years recorded
- Crocodylia class
AnimaliaChordataCrocodyliaCrocodylidaeCrocodylus
When it is recorded
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Peak month: January. Records cluster in the months an animal is present and being looked for, so a summer peak can reflect observer effort as much as the animal.
Where it is recorded
| Place | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Gambia | 672 | |
| Senegal | 456 | |
| Mauritania | 309 | |
| Ghana | 151 | |
| Benin | 126 | |
| Burkina Faso | 103 | |
| Côte d'Ivoire | 28 | |
| Ethiopia | 28 | |
| Niger | 26 | |
| Chad | 23 | |
| Nigeria | 22 | |
| Guinea-Bissau | 21 | |
| United States | 16 | |
| Uganda | 12 | |
| Cameroon | 9 | |
| Guinea | 9 | |
| Mali | 6 | |
| Congo | 2 | |
| Liberia | 2 | |
| Sierra Leone | 2 |
Status from the records: resident
Recorded across many years and months — an established presence. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.
Recorded across many years and months — an established presence. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.