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The saltwater crocodile (Crocodylus porosus) is a crocodilian native to saltwater habitats, brackish wetlands and freshwater rivers from India's east coast across Southeast Asia and the Sundaic region to northern Australia and Micronesia. It has been listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List since 1996. [2]
A saltwater crocodile in captivity. Size greatly varies among species, from the dwarf crocodile to the saltwater crocodile. Species of the dwarf crocodile Osteolaemus grow to an adult size of just 1.5 to 1.9 m (4.9 to 6.2 ft), [34] whereas the saltwater crocodile can grow to sizes over 6 m (20 ft) and weigh over 1,000 kg (2,200 lb). [35]
Lolong (died 10 February 2013) was the largest crocodile ever held in captivity. He was a saltwater crocodile (Crocodylus porosus) measured at 6.17 m (20 ft 3 in), and weighed 1,075 kg (2,370 lb), making him one of the largest crocodiles ever measured from snout-to-tail.
The Saltwater crocodile is a formidable apex predator throughout its range and is considered to be the largest extant crocodilian. Some species of crocodiles such as Saltwater crocodile ( Crocodylus porosus ), Nile crocodile ( Crocodylus niloticus ), American crocodile ( Crocodylus acutus ) and the critically endangered Orinoco crocodile ...
Burt (c. 1934 – December 2024) was an Australian saltwater crocodile that starred in the 1986 film Crocodile Dundee.He died in December 2024, estimated to be at least 90 years old.
Cassius was a male saltwater crocodile (Crocodylus porosus) who was previously recognised by the Guinness World Records as the world's largest crocodile living in captivity in 2011. [1] The animal measured 5.48 metres (18 ft 0 in) in length, weighed approximately 1,300 kilograms (2,870 lb), [ 2 ] [ 1 ] and was kept at the Marineland Crocodile ...
Crocodilians range in size from the dwarf caimans and African dwarf crocodiles, which reach 1–1.5 m (3 ft 3 in – 4 ft 11 in), to the saltwater crocodile and Nile crocodile, which reach 6 m (20 ft) and weigh up to 1,000 kg (2,200 lb), [38] [46] though some prehistoric species such as the late Cretaceous Deinosuchus were even larger at up to ...
Xiaohe (Chinese: 小河; pinyin: Xiǎohé, 1982–2023) was the largest crocodile fully raised in captivity.He was a male saltwater crocodile who measured 5.2 m (17 ft) in length and may have weighed over 900 kg (2,000 lb). [1]