Crocodylus porosus Salt-water Crocodile, Saltie, Estuarine Crocodile

Crocodylus porosus is commonly referred to as Salt-water Crocodile, Saltie, Estuarine Crocodile. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for home aquaria!. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Heather Paul, USA

Foto: Alligator Farm in St. Augustine, Florida, USA

Name: Maximo 5,33 Meter 567 Kilo
Courtesy of the author Heather Paul, USA

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lexID:: 12324
AphiaID:: 344030

Scientific:: Crocodylus porosus
German:: Salzwasserkrokodil, Leistenkrokodil
English:: Salt-water Crocodile, Saltie, Estuarine Crocodile

Category:: Reptiles

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Reptilia (Class) > Crocodylia (Order) > Crocodylidae (Family) > Crocodylus (Genus) > porosus (Species)
Initial determination:: Schneider, 1801

Occurrence:: Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Arafura Sea, Australia, Bangladesh, Borneo (Kalimantan), Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Caroline Island, India, Indonesia, Java, Komodo (Komodo Island), Malaysia, Micronesia, Myanmar, Oceania, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Singapore, Solomon Islands, South-Africa, South-Pazific, Sri Lanka, Sulawesi, Sulu Sea , Sumatra, Thailand, Timor Sea, Vanuatu, Vietnam, Western Australia
Sea depth:: 0 - 200 Meter
Habitats:: Mangrove Zones
Size:: 157.48" - 275.59" (400cm - 700cm)
Weight:: 1 Tonnen
Temperature:: 68 °F - 86 °F (20°C - 30°C)
Food:: Algae (Algivore), Big fish, cannibalism (preys on conspecifics), Carrion, Crustaceans, Fish (little fishes), Insects, Mammals, Predatory, Sea birds, Sea snakes, Sepia, Turtles
Difficulty:: Not suitable for home aquaria!
Offspring:: Not available as offspring
Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown