Freshwater Crocodile

• Only 1 hatchling in 100 reaches adulthood.
• It can reach speeds of up to 29 km/h both on land and in water.
• It is rarely a danger to people, unlike the saltwater crocodile.

Skeleton type

Vertebrate - internal bony skeleton with osteoderms (crocodilian reptile)

Habitat and environment

Freshwater rivers, creeks and billabongs of northern Australia, generally away from estuaries and coastal water

Birth weight

Exact weight at hatching not found as a precise figure

Size at birth

Precocial at hatching

Sexual maturity

Female: 11-20 years (~1.2-1.5 m) | Male: 16-20 years (~1.68 m)

Gestation / incubation

65-95 days (the nest temperature decides the sex)

Litter / clutch size

4 to 30 eggs per clutch (most commonly 13)

Sources consulted: Dimensions.com; A-Z Animals; Caversham Wildlife Park; IUCN CSG species account; National Aquarium; The Animal Facts; Animalia.bio; Billabong Sanctuary; PMC (hatchling habitat selection study)

Best time: The dry season, from May to October, in northern Australia, when it basks on the banks and gathers in the remaining pools.

The pins mark the parks where its presence is documented.