saltwater crocodile
Crocodylus porosus
Visual Appearance
A 20 foot crocodile with hundreds of teeth
Classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Crocodilia
Suborder: Crocodylidae
Family: Crocodylus
Size
Length: 20 feet
Weight: 1,000 to 1,500 lbs
Environment
Where Found: Sri Lanka and Bangladesh to Myanmar, Malaysia, Brunei, Indonesia, Philippines, East Timor, Palau, Solomon Islands, Singapore, Papua New Guinea, Vanuatu and Australia's north coast. It is considered possibly extirpated from Cambodia, Vietnam, and Thailand
Habitat: mangrove swamps
Diet: Crabs and fish to birds, turtles, pigs, and buffalo.
Factoids
- They have the most teeth of every reptile.
- They have very thick skin.
- They are very aggressive.