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12-22-2016

Crocodylus porosus

Crocodylus porosus NatureServe Explorer Species Reports — NatureServe Explorer is a source for authoritative conservation information on more than 50,000 plants, animals and ecological communtities of the U.S and Canada. NatureServe Explorer provides in-depth information on rare and endangered species, but includes common plants and animals too. NatureServe Explorer is a product of NatureServe in collaboration with the Natural Heritage Network.

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FWS Digital Media Library — The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s National Digital Library is a searchable collection of selected images, historical artifacts, audio clips, publications, and video. The saltwater crocodile is a crocodilian native to saltwater habitats and brackish wetlands from India’s east coast across Southeast Asia and the Sundaic region 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 for people who share the same environment. The saltwater crocodile (Crocodylus porosus) is a crocodilian native to saltwater habitats and brackish wetlands from India’s east coast across Southeast Asia and the Sundaic region 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 for people who share the same environment.

Detailed information
Full Name: Saltwater crocodile (Crocodylus porosus)
Where found: Australia
Critical Habitat:N/A
Species Group:Reptiles
Current listing status
Status Date Listed Lead Region Where Listed
Endangered 12/18/1979 Foreign (Headquarters) Wherever found, except Papua New Guinea and Australia
Threatened 06/24/1996 Foreign (Headquarters) Australia
  • Population location: Wherever found, except Papua New Guinea and Australia Listing status: Endangered
    • States/US Territories in which this population is known to or is believed to occur: Palau
    • US Counties in which this population is known to or is believed to occur: View All
  • Population location: Australia Listing status: Threatened
    • Countries in which the this population is known to occur: Australia
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