Saltwater Crocodile
Crocodylus porosus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassCrocodylia
- FamilyCrocodylidae (Crocodiles)
- GenusCrocodylus (Typical Crocodiles)
- SpeciesCrocodylus porosus (Saltwater Crocodile)
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 Sundaland to northern Australia and Micronesia. It has been listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List since 1996. It was hunted for its skin throughout its range up to the 1970s, and is threatened by illegal killing and habitat loss. It is regarded as dangerous to humans. The saltwater crocodile is the largest living reptile. Males can grow to a weight of 1,000–1,500 kg (2,200–3,300 lb) and a length of 6 m (20 ft), rarely exceeding 6.3 m (21 ft). Wikipedia →
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of Saltwater Crocodile at Danum Valley Conservation Area — not enough to chart months honestly.
☀️🌙 When They're Spotted
Active throughout day and night · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Daintree National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 2 | Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 3 | Kakadu National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 4 | Sundarbans National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 5 | Way Kambas National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 6 | Nitmiluk National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 7 | Wilpattu National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 8 | Litchfield National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 9 | Danum Valley Conservation Area | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 10 | Kinabalu Park | 🇲🇾 Malaysia |