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Mugger Crocodile

Crocodylus palustris

Description:

Very large, formidable lizard.

Habitat:

Watering hole in Yala National Park

Notes:

IUCN: Vulnerable.

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2 Comments

SukanyaDatta
SukanyaDatta 7 years ago

Thank you, grade-78-science8

grade-78-science8
grade-78-science8 7 years ago

The mugger crocodile, also called the Indian, Indus, Persian, Sindhu, marsh crocodile or simply mugger, is found throughout the Indian subcontinent and the surrounding countries, like Pakistan

SukanyaDatta
Spotted by
SukanyaDatta

Southern Province, Sri Lanka

Spotted on Jan 15, 2017
Submitted on Feb 10, 2017

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