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Siamese crocodile farm on Tonle Sap in Cambodia. Illegal capture of wild crocodiles for supply to farms is an ongoing threat, as well as incidental capture/drowning in fishing nets and traps. [11] The Siamese crocodile currently has extremely low and fragmented remaining populations with little proven reproduction in the wild. [30]
Common name Scientific name and subspecies Range Size and ecology ... Siamese crocodile. C. siamensis Schneider, 1801: Southeast Asia: Size: up to 120 kg (260 lb)
Scientific name Family Common name Synonyms Thai name Geographical range; Crocodylus porosus: Crocodylidae: Saltwater crocodile: South Crocodylus siamensis: Crocodylidae: Siamese crocodile: West and southeast Tomistoma schlegelii: Crocodylidae: Sunda gharial: Malayan false gharial: Extreme south - Probably extinct
Siamese crocodiles are a freshwater species that can grow up to 4 meters (13.1 feet) in length. They have a prominent bony crest at the back of the head, and were once present in much of mainland ...
The Modern English form crocodile was adapted directly from the Classical Latin crocodīlus in the 16th century, replacing the earlier form. The use of -y-in the scientific name Crocodylus (and forms derived from it) is a corruption introduced by Laurenti (1768).
Scientific name Taxon authority Common name Distribution Crocodylus acutus (Cuvier, 1807) American crocodile: Southern Florida and the Atlantic and Pacific coasts of north Mexico to North America as far south as Peru and Venezuela, Cuba, Jamaica, Hispaniola and Grand Cayman. Crocodylus halli [4] Murray, Russo, Zorrilla & McMahan, 2019: Hall's ...
Cladistically, it is defined as Crocodylus niloticus (the Nile crocodile) and all crocodylians more closely related to C. niloticus than to either Alligator mississippiensis (the American alligator) or Gavialis gangeticus (the gharial). [5] This is a stem-based definition for crocodiles, and is more inclusive than the crown group Crocodylidae. [3]
Scientific classification; ... The name may refer to the animal's habit of resting on the ... Philippine Crocodile, Orinoco crocodile, Siamese crocodile, Cuban ...