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Saltwater/Estuarine Crocodile

Crocodylus porosus

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Description:

Seen in the same area as the stork and the otters, huge.
This species is the largest of all living reptiles, as well as the largest terrestrial predator in the world. The males of this species can reach sizes up to 6.3 m (20.7 ft) and weigh up to 1,360 kg (3,000 lb).
Last pics are of a skull of the same type of crocodile that is kept in the lodge where we were in Sukau.

Habitat:

Estuaries. In fact this one was at the point of entry to Kinabatangan river from the sea.

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Saltwater crocodile

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