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Indo-Pacific crocodile

Crocodylus porosus

Indo-Pacific crocodile
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Male saltwater crocodiles tracked in northern Australia moved at sea toward their original capture sites after release elsewhere.[2]

Size and lifespan

Total length
maximum in a source 600 cm[3]
Body length
female maximum in a source 310 cm[3]

Appearance

The five males tracked in this study measured 3.03–4.02 m in total length.[2]

Life

Four crocodiles released on the opposite side of Cobourg Peninsula moved at sea toward their capture sites, but did not follow its coastline. A male released 100 km west of its capture site on the same side returned within 25 days.[2]

Places

Observed places · Northern Territory, Australia[2]

The source reports crocodiles tracked along the Northern Territory coast.

Sources

  1. Catalogue of Life 2026-09-25 XR

    Catalogue of Life · 2026-10-13

  2. Fukuda, Y., Webb, G., Manolis, C., Lindner, G. & Banks, S. (2019). Translocation, genetic structure and homing ability confirm geographic barriers disrupt saltwater crocodile movement and dispersal. PLOS ONE 14(8): e0205862.

    PLOS ONE · 2026-10-26

  3. ReptTraits v4: reported total, snout–vent and straight carapace lengths (Oskyrko et al., 2024)

    Oskyrko, Mi, Meiri and Du / Figshare · 2026-10-27

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