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Saltwater or Estuarine crocodile

Crocodylus porosus

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saltwater or estuarine crocodile
Crocodylus porosus Crocodilian Species - Australian Saltwater Crocodile (Crocodylus porosus)


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3 Comments

RachaelB
RachaelB 12 years ago

Ahh yep, wiki was confusing me with their talk of skutes. Either way, I wasn't getting in the water! Thanks.

Mark Ridgway
Mark Ridgway 12 years ago

..and you thought you so safe rachaelb !

Scott Frazier
Scott Frazier 12 years ago

Beautiful series! However it is a salty. Compare the neck of johnstoni http://crocodilian.com/cnhc/cst_cjoh_am_... with porosus http://crocodilian.com/cnhc/cst_cpor_am_... noting the very uniform small scales behind the head in your fantastic spotting.

RachaelB
Spotted by
RachaelB

0886, Northern Territory, Australia

Spotted on Jun 23, 2008
Submitted on Dec 25, 2011

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