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Not sure if this is a Mugger or Saltwater crocodile! Medium sized crocodile. Probably a juvenile. Beige grey brown with darker markings on the tail. "Spiky" ridge on its tail. I could not see if he had a broad or pointy nose.
Basking in a rock near a mud puddle, small pond. Yala National Park, Sri Lanka Yala combines a strict nature reserve with a national park. Divided into 5 blocks, the park has a protected area of nearly 130,000 hectares of land consisting of light forests, scrubs, grasslands, tanks and lagoons. One block is currently opened to the public. Situated in Sri Lanka’s south-east hugging the panoramic Indian Ocean, Yala was designated a wildlife sanctuary in 1900 and was designated a national park in 1938. Ironically, the park was initially used as a hunting ground for the elite under British rule. Yala is home to 44 varieties of mammal and 215 bird species.
Our first crocodile in Yala National Park ( but not the last)
Spotted on Jan 11, 2015
Submitted on Jan 11, 2015
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