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 is regarded as dangerous to humans. The saltwater crocodile is the largest living reptile. They will prey on almost any animal that enters their territory, including other predators such as sharks , varieties of freshwater and saltwater fish including pelagic species, invertebrates such as crustaceans , various amphibians , other reptiles , birds , and mammals.
Crocodilus porosus was the scientific name proposed by Johann Gottlob Theaenus Schneider who described a zoological specimen in Currently, the saltwater crocodile is considered a monotypic species. Fossil remains of a saltwater crocodile excavated in northern Queensland were dated to the Pliocene. The genus Crocodylus was thought to have evolved in Australia and Asia. Crocodylus johnstoni Freshwater crocodile. Crocodylus novaeguineae New Guinea crocodile. Crocodylus mindorensis Philippine crocodile.
Crocodylus porosus Saltwater crocodile. Crocodylus siamensis Siamese crocodile. Crocodylus palustris Mugger crocodile. Crocodylus suchus West African crocodile.
Crocodylus niloticus Nile crocodile. Crocodylus moreletii Morelet's crocodile. Crocodylus rhombifer Cuban crocodile. Crocodylus intermedius Orinoco crocodile. Crocodylus acutus American crocodile.
The saltwater crocodile has a wide snout compared to most crocodiles. However, it has a longer snout than the mugger crocodile C. The scales are oval in shape and the scutes are either small compared to other species or commonly are entirely absent. In addition, an obvious gap is also present between the cervical and dorsal shields , and small, triangular scutes are present between the posterior edges of the large, transversely arranged scutes in the dorsal shield.
