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Saltwater Crocodile   CROCODILE
Saltwater Crocodile
Saltwater Crocodile
Scientific Name:
Crocodylus porosus
Other Names and/or Listed subspecies:
Estuarine Crocodile, Indopacific Crocodile
Group:
Reptiles
Status/Date Listed as Endangered:
EN-US FWS: December 18, 1979
Area(s) Where Listed As Endangered:
Islands of the West Pacific Ocean, Southeast Asia
 
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Facts Summary:
The Saltwater Crocodile (Crocodylus porosus) is a species of concern belonging in the species group "reptiles" and found in the following area(s): Islands of the West Pacific Ocean, Southeast Asia. This species is also known by the following name(s): Estuarine Crocodile, Indopacific Crocodile.

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