It is a common resident of mangrove swamps and tropical tidal wetlands from Southeast Asia to the coasts of Northern Australia.

The Pantanal is the world's largest tropical wetland and is largely dependent upon waters provided by the Paraguay River.

Towards optimal use of tropical wetlands: an economic evaluation of goods derived from papyrus swamps in southwest Uganda.

In north Australia's wet season, the tropical wetlands of Kakadu attract millions of magpie geese and other water birds.

Kuala Lumpur is located in the climatic region of tropical wetlands.

This gives way further east to the Sudd, an area of tropical wetland fed by the water of the White Nile.

In the Carboniferous, coal forests, great tropical wetlands, extended over much of Euramerica (Europe and America).

The group became particularly diverse and abundant during Moscovian and Kasimovian times when it dominated many habitats in the tropical wetland of Euramerica, especially on clastic substrates.

The swamp is one of very few tropical wetlands in Australia continuing to be managed by Aboriginal people using traditional land management practices, including formal burning regimes.

Los Guatusos is a protected area consisting of tropical wetlands, rainforest, and wildlife refuge, it is the only internationally registered tropical wetland area in Nicaragua.