![]() They will prey on almost any animal that enters their territory, including other predators such as sharks, varieties of freshwater and saltwater fish including pelagic species, invertebrates such as crustaceans, various amphibians, reptiles, birds, and mammals, including humans. A large and opportunistic hypercarnivorous apex predator, they ambush most of their prey and then drown or swallow it whole. It is also called the estuarine crocodile, Indo-Pacific crocodile, marine crocodile, sea crocodile, and, informally, the saltie. Females are much smaller and rarely surpass 3 m (10 ft). ![]() The saltwater crocodile is the largest living reptile. It was hunted for its skin throughout its range up to the 1970s, and is threatened by illegal killing and habitat loss. It has been listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List since 1996. 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 Sundaic region to northern Australia and Micronesia. Range of the saltwater crocodile in black
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