SPECIES
Saltwater crocodile
Crocodylus porosus
An immense crocodile can travel between estuaries and across salt water.
It ambushes prey from water, sometimes remaining nearly submerged.
Its diet changes with body size, from small aquatic prey to large vertebrates.
Northern Australia and tropical South and Southeast Asian coasts and rivers.
Where does a saltwater crocodile live?
Northern Australia and tropical South and Southeast…
Worth knowing
- Adaptation It ambushes prey from water, sometimes remaining nearly submerged.
- Ecological role Its diet changes with body size, from small aquatic prey to large vertebrates.
- Home Northern Australia and tropical South and Southeast Asian coasts and rivers.
How it survives
It ambushes prey from water, sometimes remaining nearly submerged.
An immense crocodile can travel between estuaries and across salt water.
Why relationships matter
Its diet changes with body size, from small aquatic prey to large vertebrates.
Where it lives
Northern Australia and tropical South and Southeast Asian coasts and rivers.
Pressures and responses
Loss of wetland nesting sites and dangerous encounters near settlements.
Conserve mangroves and establish locally appropriate safety management.
Sources
- University of Michigan Museum of Zoology — Animal Diversity Web, Crocodylus porosus
- GBIF — Crocodylus porosus accepted taxon
- Australian Museum — Temperature shapes hatchlings
- Australia State of the Environment — Recovery after overhunting
- Northern Territory Government — Safety and conservation coexist
Records of where it has been seen come live from GBIF; observed interactions from GloBI. Draft — not yet reviewed by a person.