Freshwater crocodile: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the freshwater crocodile lives – recorded in 1 country, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Crocodylus johnsoni
Group	Crocodiles & alligators
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	1 country
Continents	Oceania
Class	Reptile
Order	Crocodilia
Family	Crocodylidae

Where does the freshwater crocodile live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the freshwater crocodile in 1 country or territory across Oceania. Wikidata lists it as endemic to Australia.

Australia

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the freshwater crocodile endangered?

The freshwater crocodile’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the freshwater crocodile?

The freshwater crocodile (Crocodylus johnsoni) is a reptile in the order Crocodilia and the family Crocodylidae, genus Crocodylus. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the freshwater crocodile

The freshwater crocodile (Crocodylus johnstoni), also known commonly as the Australian freshwater crocodile, Johnstone's crocodile, Johnstone river crocodile and the freshie, is a species of crocodile native to the northern regions of Australia. Unlike its much larger Australian relative, the saltwater crocodile, the freshwater crocodile is not known as a man-eater, although it only bites in self-defence, and brief, nonfatal attacks have occurred, apparently the result of mistaken identity.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Freshwater crocodile (revision 1376627289), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q319535 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).