Common name of Crocodylus porosus
 
Common Name Saltwater crocodile
Language English
Type Vernacular
Official Trade Name No
Rank 2 - (Preferred common name (unique))
Country England and Wales (UK)
Locality
Ref. Bisby, F.A., Y.R. Roskov, T.M. Orrell, D. Nicolson, L.E. Paglinawan, N. Bailly, P.M. Kirk, T. Bourgoin and J. van Hertum (eds.), 2008
Life Stage juveniles and adults
Sex females and males
Core behavior
1st Modifier habitat/ecology
2nd Modifier
Remarks 'crocodile', i.e., Middle English 'cocodril', from Latin 'cocodrillus', from Greek 'krokodlos', i.e., 'krok' = pebble and 'drlos' = worm (Ref. 77078).
 
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