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Siamese Crocodile
(Crocodylus siamensis)
Endangered Species

This endangered crocodile was found throughout southeast Asia, now only approximately fifty individuals are left in Thailand. They can grow to a length of 13 feet on a diet of fish, reptiles, amphibians and small mammals.

Morelet's Crocodile
(Crocodylus moreletii)

Found in Central America along the coast from Tamaulipas to Northern Guatemala. They can grow to a length of 11.5 feet. Their diet consists of snails, fish and small mammals.

African Dwarf Crocodile
(Osteolaemus tetraspis)

This small crocodile can be found throughout central and western Africa. Maximum length is 6.5 feet and their diet is primarily small mammals.

Nile Crocodile
(Crocodylus niloticus)

Can grow to 19.5 feet and is found throughout the continent of Africa. Will eat elephants, hippopotamus, giraffes, etc.

Salt-water Crocodile or Indo-Pacific Crocodile
(Crocodylus porosus)

The largest of all crocodiles. It has been known to exceed 25 feet. It has an extremely wide range as the name indicates. Indo-Pacific crocodiles have been found that have traveled more than 800 miles across ocean waters from one island to another. It's diet consists of fish, including sharks, and large mammals including water buffalo and humans! (This species of crocodiles may be responsible for as many as 1000 human deaths each year across their large range.) They are endangered in parts of its range due to hunting for skins. This species is now commercially farmed.