Distribution of Australian freshwater crocodiles, 2010

The distribution of freshwater crocodiles (Crocodylus johnsoni) across northern Australia. Freshwater crocodiles live in fresh and slightly salty water – they are able to survive living in saltwater but they are not able to live with saltwater crocodiles. They grow to a maximum length of three metres and do not kill humans. The species is native to Australia and its range does not extend beyond the continent.
Reproduced in G.J.W. Webb and S.C. Manolis, Australian Freshwater Crocodile Crocodylus johnstoni. Pp. 66-70 in Crocodiles. Status Survey and Conservation Action Plan. Third Edition, ed. by S.C. Manolis and C. Stevenson. Crocodile Specialist Group: Darwin, 2010