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Bookmark or Share- Australian Saltwater Crocodile - Facts, Diet, Habitat ... - Animalia40-70 years. Top speed. 18. km/h mph. Weight. 1000. kg lbs. Length. 4.3-5. m ft. The Saltwater crocodile (Crocodylus porosus) is the largest living reptile and crocodilian known. It was hunted for its skin throughout its range up to the 1970s and is threatened by illegal killing and habitat loss. It is regarded as dangerous to humans.
- 13 Surprising Saltwater Crocodile Facts - Fact AnimalThe largest species is the saltwater crocodile, which is often referred to informally as ‘saltie’, as well as the Indo-Pacific crocodile, or sea crocodile for obvious reasons. While generally lethargic in nature, they are territorial and males will fight for dominancy of the best stretches of creeks, rivers and streams to occupy.
- Saltwater Crocodile - National GeographicSaltwater crocs, or "salties," as Australians affectionately refer to them, have an enormous range, populating the brackish and freshwater regions of eastern India, Southeast Asia, and...
- Saltwater Crocodile - Animal SpotThe Saltwater Crocodile, also known as ‘Estuarine crocodile’, ‘Indo-Pacific crocodile’, or ‘saltie’, is the largest living reptile that has gained the bad reputation of being a man-eater. It is considered to be ‘partly marine’, and infests the salty waters and marshlands of most parts of south and southeast Asia, down to the ...
- Saltwater crocodile | Size, Diet, Population, & Facts | BritannicaEstuarine crocodiles are the largest and heaviest of living reptiles, growing up to 7 metres (about 23 feet) long and weighing up to 1,200 kg (nearly 2,650 pounds). Most, however, range from 2.3 to 3.3 metres (about 7.5 to 10.8 feet) in length and weigh 150 to 300 kg (330 to 660 pounds).
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