wildlife

The distribution of saltwater crocodiles (Crocodylus porosus). Despite their name large numbers of saltwater crocodiles are found in rivers and billabongs throughout northern Australia. Saltwater crocodiles grow to a maximum length of seven metres and at times attack human beings. The species spreads beyond the limits of the Australian continent and is found in the Torres Strait, New Guinea and parts of Asia.

Reproduced in G.J. W. Webb, S.C. Manolis and M.L. Brien, Saltwater Crocodile Crocodylus porosus. Pp. 99-113 in Crocodiles. Status Survey and Conservation Action Plan. Third Edition, ed. by S.C. Manolis and C. Stevenson. Crocodile Specialist Group: Darwin, 2010