- DISTRIBUTION : Indian subcontinent
- HABITAT : Inhabits saline and brackish mangrove swamps estuaries deltas lagoons and lower stretches of rivers.
- BEHAVIOUR AND FOOD HABIT : Saltwater crocodiles use ocean currents to travel long distances. They are more territorial and are less tolerant of their own kind adult males will share territory with females but drive off rival males. Feeds on fish snakes turtles birds and mammals.
- FOOD SERVED HERE : Live Fish
- BRIEF DESCRIPTION :
1. BODY LENGTH- 4.3 TO 4.9 m male. 2.7 TO 3.1 m female.
2. BODY WEIGHT- 400 - 530kg male 76 to 103kg female
3. BODY COLOUR - Darker greenish drab with lighter tan or grey areas - LIFE-SPAN : 70 years
- THREAT : Hunting habitat loss and human exploitation
- CONSERVATION STATUS : Least concern IUCN ver 2.3 Appendix I CITES Schedule I WPA 1972