Latin Etymology: Crocodylus ("crocodile") porosus ("full of callouses")
Adult Saltwater Crocodile (Crocodylus porosus) at Sungei Buloh, Singapore - February 2019
Featured Subspecies: N/A
Weight: 250-520kg / Length: 3.3m
NO UK STATUS / IUCN Red List: Least Concern
The Saltwater Crocodiles is one of the largest of the entire crocodile family, and also one of the most dangerous to humans - multiple fatalities are reported every year from this species making it by a wide margin the most dangerous animal I have seen to date. Despite this, it is a species with a wide range, across some of the most populous nations on early, being found in Australia right through to Indonesia. In Singapore, the population is very small, being localised to just a few individuals at Sungei Buloh which reside in the main river channel into the reserve.
Related Species:
Order: Crocodilia
Family: Crocodylidae
Genus: Crocodylus
SUBSPECIES: none - monotypic
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Further Notes: BirdForum Opus, IUCN Red List, RSPB, Wikipedia, Xeno-canto
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