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  • Crocodylus porosus is the world's largest living reptile species.

    13.7-Foot Crocodile Captured Alive In Philippines, Suspected Of Killing Fisherman 2011

  • Estuarine crocodile C porosus still survives but its numbers have been greatly depleted through hunting and trapping for skins.

    Sundarbans, Bangladesh 2009

  • Terrestrial reptiles and amphibians include two species of python, namely reticulated python Python reticulatus and Indian python P. molurus (LR) as well as two crocodiles, false gharial Tomistoma schlegelii (DD) and estuarine crocodile Crocodylus porosus, and numerous frogs and toads.

    Ujung Kulon National Park and Krakatau Nature Reserve, Indonesia 2009

  • Vanuatu is the easternmost limit of the range of the saltwater crocodile, Crocodylus porosus, and is also home to the endangered Fiji banded iguana, Brachylophus fasciatus.

    Vanuatu rain forests 2008

  • There are high densities of many other species including barramundi (Lates calcarifer), freshwater turtle species, freshwater crocodile (Crocodylus johnstoni), saltwater crocodile (C. porosus), and the arafura file snake (Acrochordus arafurae), which may approach densities up to 400 individuals/ha in remnant billabongs during the dry season.

    Arnhem Land tropical savanna 2008

  • Reptiles such as the estuarine crocodile (Crocodylus porosus) may still exist, but the population probably is low.

    Irrawaddy freshwater swamp forests 2008

  • Conservation activities in the aquatic habitat should also include the Gangetic dolphin (Platanista gangetica) and the three crocodile species that co-occur here: the marsh crocodile or mugger (Crocodylus palustris), estuarine crocodile (Crocodylus porosus), and gharial (Ghavialis gangeticus).

    Sundarbans freshwater swamp forests 2008

  • Other species common to these forests include squirrels, monitor lizards, estuarine crocodile (Crocodylus porosus), false gharial (Tomistomus schlegeli), and the endangered clouded leopard (Pardofelis nebulosa).

    Sumatran freshwater swamp forests 2008

  • The Sundarbans provide important habitat for a variety of reptiles including river terrapin Batagur baska (E), olive ridley Lepidochelys olivacea (E), estuarine crocodile Crocodylus porosus (E), monitor lizard Varanus flavescens, water monitor V. salvator and Indian python Python molurus (V).

    Sundarbans National Park, India 2008

  • The southern part of the delta contains the last population of crocodiles (Crocodylus porosus) in the ecoregion.

    Myanmar Coast mangroves 2008

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