Reptiles > Crocodilians
AT A GLANCECommon Name: West African CrocodileScientific Name: Crocodylus suchusCategory: ReptilesSubcategory: CrocodiliansSize: Total length 1.8 to 2.5 m (5.9 to 8.2 ft); rarely up to 3 m (9.8 ft)Weight: 60 to 120 kg (130 to 260 lb)Lifespan: 45 to 60 yearsDiet:...
Reptiles > Crocodilians
AT A GLANCECommon Name: New Guinea CrocodileScientific Name: Crocodylus novaeguineaeCategory: ReptilesSubcategory: CrocodiliansSize: Total length 2.5 to 3.5 m (8.2 to 11.5 ft); females smaller at 2.0 to 2.7 m (6.6 to 8.9 ft)Weight: 80 to 200 kg (180 to 440...
Reptiles > Crocodilians
OverviewThe False Gharial (Tomistoma schlegelii), also known as the Malayan gharial or tomistoma, is a magnificent, colossal crocodilian native to the dense peat swamp forests and blackwater river systems of Southeast Asia. Characterized by an exceptionally slender,...
Reptiles > Crocodilians
AT A GLANCECommon Name: West African Slender-snouted CrocodileScientific Name: Mecistops cataphractusCategory: ReptilesSubcategory: CrocodiliansSize: Total length 2.5 to 3.5 m (8.2 to 11.5 ft); maximum recorded 4.0 m (13.1 ft)Weight: 120 to 230 kg (260 to 510...
