Saltwater crocodile map Crocodylus porosus Least concern
Where the saltwater crocodile lives: an interactive map of recorded sightings worldwide.
Approximate range, based on recorded sightings. Shapes are drawn by World Animal Map from 1,201 wild occurrence records on GBIF (CC0/CC BY 4.0; captive and fossil records excluded, isolated outliers removed), grouped into 1° grid cells and clipped to land and nearby coastal waters. They show where the animal has been recorded, not an official range; gaps can simply mean no open data. Method · Records on GBIF
| Scientific name | Crocodylus porosus |
|---|---|
| Status | Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label) |
| Mapped range layers | 1 |
| Records used | 1,201 wild occurrence records (GBIF, CC0/CC BY) |
| Group | Crocodiles & alligators |
Population
“The saltwater crocodile population in Australia is estimated at 100,000 to 200,000 adults.”
Source cited by Wikipedia: The State of Queensland, “Where are crocodiles found?”, Queensland Government, 2025. Quoted from Wikipedia: Saltwater crocodile.
Interesting facts
- Saltwater crocodiles are the largest extant riparian predators in the world. [source]
- The largest confirmed saltwater crocodile on record drowned in a fishing net in Papua New Guinea, in 1979. [source]
- Saltwater crocodiles have the strongest bite of any living animal. [source]
- Of all the crocodilians, the saltwater crocodile and Nile crocodile have the strongest tendency to becoming man-eating animals. [source]
- Aboriginal rock art depicting the saltwater crocodile is rare, although examples of up to 3,000 years old were found in caves in Kakadu and Arnhem land, roughly matching the distribution of the species. [source]
About the saltwater crocodile
The saltwater crocodile (Crocodylus porosus) is a crocodilian native to saltwater habitats, brackish wetlands and freshwater rivers from India's east coast across Southeast Asia and the Sundaland to northern Australia and Micronesia. It has been listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List since 1996. It was hunted for its skin throughout its range up to the 1970s, and is threatened by illegal killing and habitat loss. It is regarded as dangerous to humans.
Photos
Text in “About”, “Interesting facts” and “Population” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Saltwater crocodile (revision 1379184670), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: sentences excerpted verbatim, citations and formatting removed. No text added. Taxa and status: Wikidata Q182599 (CC0).
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