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Mugger Crocodile
Mugger Crocodile
Information
Range India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Nepal and Iran
Scientific Classification
Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Reptilia
Order Crocodilia
Family Crocodylidae
Genus Crocodylus
Species Crocodylus palustris
Conservation Status
VUSpecies
Vulnerable

The Mugger Crocodile (Crocodylus Palustris) lives in India and Sri Lanka. It is also probably the most dangerous crocodile in this area.

Taxonomy and evolution[]

In 1831, René Lesson first described a specimen at the Gangetic plains and scientific named it Crocodylus palustris.

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