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Saltwater Crocodile

Crocodylus porosus

Photo by Dan Doucette
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Field Notes

Description:

Largest living reptile.
An adult male saltwater crocodile's weight is 600 to 1,000 kilograms (1,300–2,200 lb) and length is normally 4.1 to 5.5 metres (13–18 ft), although mature males can be 6 metres (20 ft) or more and weigh 1,300 kilograms (2,900 lb) or larger.

Habitat:

Saltwater crocodiles generally spend the tropical wet season in freshwater swamps and rivers, moving downstream to estuaries in the dry season, and sometimes traveling far out to sea

Notes:

I was the first one to spot this crocodile sunning itself while we were leaving Uncle Tan's on the Kinabatangan river.
There aren't that many saltwater crocodiles left in SE Asia. We were lucky to see this one.

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Comments (4)

My daughter said this is cool. She love to watch Gator Boys (she said this reminds she of that).
Northeastern Australia is on my list! Thanks!
It you want to see lots of them.. come to Darwin and the FNQ!!!
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PublishedMay 18, 2011

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