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Saltwater Crocodile - Data, Pictures and Videos
Saltwater Crocodile - Data, Pictures and Videos
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Saltwater Crocodile - Data, Pictures and Videos
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Huge Satwater crocodile named Gomek, he was the largest crocodile in captivity for some years it measured 5,50 mt (18 ft) and weighted 909 kilograms (2000 pounds). It lived in St. Augustine Alligator Zoological Park. Credit to Tom Crutchfield who is standing close to Gomek
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Picture taken from a drone
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Saltwater croc with Buffalo kill on land.
Proof that saltie can be extraordinary land predators aswell. We also have records of Nile crocs defeating cape buffaloes on land. *This image is copyright of its original author
Saltwater crocodile with its prey
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Meet Kalu Khan, a 17-18 ft croc that lost couple of toes in a fight. He rules Panchmukhi Mohana (a confluence of 5 streams) on the Indian side of Sundarbans:
This is a giant from the Bangladeshi side of the Sundarbans: 
Today I want to make a post about variation in the saltwater crocodile. I couldn’t find anything published on the phylogeography of this species, but broadly speaking, Crocodylus porosus can be divided into two different morphological groups based on whether post-occipital scutes are usually present or absent; The two groups have parapatric distributions.
The first group consists of saltwater crocodiles from Sri Lanka, Mainland India, Bangladesh, Myanmar, and the Andaman Islands. These crocodiles usually have post-occipital scutes present. C. porosus from Sri lanka  *This image is copyright of its original author C. porosus from mainland India (Bhitarkanika)  *This image is copyright of its original author C. porosus from Indian side of Sundarbans  *This image is copyright of its original author C. porosus form Bangladesh  *This image is copyright of its original author C. porosus from Myanmar, where they are restricted to the Ayeyarwady delta region, Rekhine coastal area and Tanintharyi coastal area  *This image is copyright of its original author C. porosus from Andaman Islands  *This image is copyright of its original author The saltwater crocodile is extirpated from the Seychelles. Based on proximity, the Seychelles population may have belonged to the group with post-occipital scutes present, since this group has the more westerly distribution. The second morphological group consists of saltwater crocodiles in which the post-occipital scutes are usually absent. These crocodiles are found in Singapore, The Phillipines, Indonesia, Australia, Papua New Guinea and Solomon Islands C. porosus from Singapore  *This image is copyright of its original author C. porosus from The Phillipines  *This image is copyright of its original author C. porosus from Borneo  *This image is copyright of its original author C. porosus from Australia  *This image is copyright of its original author C. porosus from New Guinea  *This image is copyright of its original author C. porosus from Solomon Islands  *This image is copyright of its original author The saltwater crocodile is critically endangered in Mainland Southeast Asia and is already extinct in Vietnam, Cambodia and possibly Thailand. It may also have existed in Southern China and perhaps even Laos. I couldn’t find any definite photos of wild saltwater crocodiles from this region, but pure C. porosus in crocodile farms in this area tend not to have post-occipital scutes. The photo below is supposedly of a large male saltwater crocodile killed in Cambodia in the late 20th Century.  *This image is copyright of its original author Overall, I would say the saltwater crocodile is remarkably consistent in morphology, maximum size and color across its huge range, but there is some variation nonetheless.  (11-06-2023, 12:10 AM)KRA123 Wrote: Today I want to make a post about variation in the saltwater crocodile. I couldn’t find anything published on the phylogeography of this species, but broadly speaking, Crocodylus porosus can be divided into two different morphological groups based on whether post-occipital scutes are usually present or absent; The two groups have parapatric distributions. Very helpful, and informative post, thank you for taking the time to put this together. 
Wild saltwater crocodiles in three of their current range countries. Bangladesh, Myanmar and Sri Lanka
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 *This image is copyright of its original author  *This image is copyright of its original author  *This image is copyright of its original author  *This image is copyright of its original author  *This image is copyright of its original author  *This image is copyright of its original author  *This image is copyright of its original author  *This image is copyright of its original author Quote:Photos of the Size Record for Saltwater Crocodile is a 6.3 meter long specimen that drowned in a fishing net on October 11, 1979 in the village of Obo on the banks of the Fly River in Papua New Guinea.  *This image is copyright of its original author  *This image is copyright of its original author Quote:The largest saltwater crocodile in Malaysia was a famous man-eater known by the name of Bujang Senang measuring 5.88 meters, shot dead on 20 May 1992 in the Lupar River in Sarawak, Malaysia.  *This image is copyright of its original author  *This image is copyright of its original author  *This image is copyright of its original author  *This image is copyright of its original author  *This image is copyright of its original author  *This image is copyright of its original author  *This image is copyright of its original author Quote:Photos of the largest Saltwater crocodile ever measured in Australia, a 6.15 meter long specimen known as Old Charlie, was trapped in a fishing net and killed with an ax by fishermen who cut off its head on July 1, 1974 on the banks Mary River east of Darwin in the Northern Territory of Australia.  *This image is copyright of its original author  *This image is copyright of its original author Skeleton of the largest crocodile from India, 6.04 meters long found dead on 5 May 2005 on the island of Kalibhanjadia in the Dhamara River in the Bhitarkanika Natural Park in the state of Orissa
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