Philippine crocodile: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Philippine crocodile Crocodylus mindorensis Critically endangered

Where the Philippine crocodile lives, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Recorded in (GBIF)Representative wild record

Pin and shaded countries are approximate. The pin is a representative wild-collected museum specimen (a central record among 6 open-licence GBIF records – few open-licence observations were available), not an official range. Method · Records on GBIF · See crocodiles & alligators on the world map

Scientific name	Crocodylus mindorensis
Group	Crocodiles & alligators
Status	Critically endangered (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Class	Reptile
Order	Crocodilia
Family	Crocodylidae

Is the Philippine crocodile endangered?

The Philippine crocodile’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Critically endangered” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the Philippine crocodile?

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

About the Philippine crocodile

The Philippine crocodile (Crocodylus mindorensis), also known as the Mindoro crocodile, the Philippine freshwater crocodile, the bukarot in Ilocano, and more generally as a buwaya in most Filipino lowland cultures, is endemic to the Philippines. It has been listed as critically endangered since 2008 due to exploitation and unsustainable fishing methods, such as dynamite fishing. Conservation methods are being taken by the Dutch/Filipino Mabuwaya foundation, the Crocodile Conservation Society and the Zoological Institute of HerpaWorld in Mindoro island. It is strictly prohibited to kill a crocodile in the country, and it is punishable by law.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Philippine crocodile (revision 1376371044), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q272402 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).