Mugger Crocodile | |
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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 | |
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.