Where to see the Leopard
Panthera pardus · mammal · Felidae
Leopard (Panthera pardus) is recorded in 68 protected areas and wildlife sites across 15 countries in our database. The places with the strongest evidence are Chitwan National Park (Nepal), Anaimalai Tiger Reserve (India) and Gaoligongshan National Nature Reserve (China).
Where is the best place to see the Leopard?
Based on GBIF records and our guides, the best-documented places to see the Leopard are Chitwan National Park (Nepal), Anaimalai Tiger Reserve (India) and Gaoligongshan National Nature Reserve (China). Most sites are in India (18), Kenya (10) and Nepal (7). It appears in 13 trip reports in our library.
Top 25 places for the Leopard
| # | Place | Country | GBIF records | Years | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chitwan National Park | Nepal | 170 | 2013–2025 | Recorded on GBIF |
| 2 | Anaimalai Tiger Reserve | India | 83 | 2005–2021 | Recorded on GBIF |
| 3 | Gaoligongshan National Nature Reserve | China | – | – | Reported by our guide |
| 4 | Eravikulam National Park | India | – | – | Reported by our guide |
| 5 | Chinnar Wildlife Sanctuary | India | – | – | Reported by our guide |
| 6 | Bandipur National Park | India | – | – | Reported by our guide |
| 7 | Sanjay Gandhi National Park | India | – | – | Reported by our guide |
| 8 | Bandhavgarh National Park | India | – | – | Reported by our guide |
| 9 | Tadoba-Andhari Tiger Reserve | India | – | – | Reported by our guide |
| 10 | Pench Tiger Reserve | India | – | – | Reported by our guide |
| 11 | Satpura National Park | India | – | – | Reported by our guide |
| 12 | Panna National Park | India | – | – | Reported by our guide |
| 13 | Ranthambore National Park | India | – | – | Reported by our guide |
| 14 | Parsa Wildlife Reserve | Nepal | – | – | Reported by our guide |
| 15 | Shivapuri Nagarjun National Park | Nepal | – | – | Reported by our guide |
| 16 | Yala Strict Natural Reserve | Sri Lanka | – | – | Reported by our guide |
| 17 | Wilpattu National Park | Sri Lanka | – | – | Reported by our guide |
| 18 | Kumana National Park | Sri Lanka | – | – | Reported by our guide |
| 19 | Mae Wong National Park | Thailand | – | – | Reported by our guide |
| 20 | Parambikulam Tiger Reserve ESZ (Proposed) | India | – | – | Reported by our guide |
| 21 | Parsa National Park | Nepal | 35 | – | Recorded on GBIF |
| 22 | Bardiya National Park | Nepal | 33 | 2017 | Recorded on GBIF |
| 23 | Serengeti National Park | Tanzania | 24 | 1928–2024 | Recorded on GBIF |
| 24 | Kruger National Park | South Africa | 23 | 1995–2023 | Recorded on GBIF |
| 25 | Banke National Park | Nepal | 22 | 2017–2018 | Recorded on GBIF |
43 more places in the interactive map.
By country
India: 18, Kenya: 10, Nepal: 7, Sri Lanka: 5, Tanzania: 4, South Africa: 4, Botswana: 4, Namibia: 3, Thailand: 2, Cambodia: 2, Germany: 2, Côte d'Ivoire: 2, Indonesia: 2, Malaysia: 2 and China: 1.
Seen on trips
The Leopard is recorded in these trip reports:
- Kaeng Krachan Mammal Watching Trip Report, January 2025 — Jon Hall (mammalwatching.com)
- Sri Lanka Mammal Watching Trip Report, April 2025: Royle Safaris — Royle Safaris
- Sumatra and Java Mammal Watching Trip Report, September 2023: Royle Safaris — Royle Safaris
- South India Mammal Watching Trip Report, April-May 2017: Royle Safaris — Royle Safaris
- Thailand Mammal Watching Trip Report 2017: Eden's Whale, Kaeng Krachan, Phu Khieo —
- Gujarat Mammal Watching Trip Report, December 2013: Royle Safaris — Royle Safaris
- Satpura, Bandhavgarh and Panna Mammal Watching Trip Report, January 2013: Royle Safaris — Royle Safaris
- Ladakh Snow Leopard Mammal Watching Trip Report, November 2011: Royle Safaris — Royle Safaris
- Western Ghats and Mumbai Mammal Watching Trip Report 2011 — Jon Hall (mammalwatching.com)
- Sri Lanka Mammal Watching Trip Report, March 2011: Royle Safaris — Royle Safaris
and 3 more.
Tours that have recorded it
- Sri Lanka Wildlife Exploration Tour — Royle Safaris
- Best of Sumatra Wildlife Tour — Royle Safaris
- Western Ghats Rare & Endemic Wildlife Tour — Royle Safaris
- Gujarat Desert Mammal Tour — Royle Safaris
- Satpura & Panna Tiger Safari — Royle Safaris
In our guides
Read the full species account in our Sri Lanka guide, Malaysia guide, India guide, Thailand guide.
Take it with you
Build a free printable field guide or e-book for any of these places, with photos and a checklist.
Make a field guide for Chitwan National ParkPhoto: no rights reserved, CC0.
GBIF downloads: Nepal, India, China, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Tanzania, South Africa, Kenya, Botswana, Cambodia, Namibia, Germany.
Data last updated 2026-11-05. Species–place links come from GBIF occurrence downloads (GBIF.org) matched to protected-area boundaries from OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL) and other open boundary sources, plus places listed by our own guides. Record counts are what has been reported to GBIF, not population sizes. Reptiles and amphibians are never shown at park level. How this database works · Data sources and limits.