Saltwater Crocodile (Crocodylus porosus)

About Saltwater Crocodile (Crocodylus porosus)

• Kingdom: Animals
• Phylum: Chordates
• Class: Reptiles
• Order: Alligators and Crocodiles
• Family: Crocodiles

The saltwater crocodile 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.

Source: Wikipedia