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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.
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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]
Crocodylus novaeguineae, New Guinea crocodile; Crocodylus palustris, mugger, marsh or Indian crocodile; Crocodylus porosus, Saltwater crocodile or Estuarine crocodile Crocodylus raninus, Borneo crocodile, is currently considered to be a synonym of Crocodylus porosus; whether or not it is a distinct species remains unclear. [5]
Saltwater crocodile or estuarine crocodile: Eastern India, Sri Lanka, Southeast Asia and Northern Australia Crocodylus rhombifer (Cuvier, 1807) Cuban crocodile: Cuba Crocodylus siamensis: Schneider, 1801: Siamese crocodile: Indonesia (Borneo and possibly Java), Brunei, East Malaysia, Laos, Cambodia, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam. Crocodylus suchus
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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 ...
Saltwater crocodiles dispose of excess salt in their bodies through specialized salt glands. These are the largest species of crocodile, also making them the largest reptiles. They can grow up to six meters in length. [1] [9] American crocodiles (Crocodylus acutus) similarly prefer brackish over freshwater habitats. [10]