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Scientific Name: Crocodylus porosus Schneider, 1801
English Name: Estuarine Crocodile, Saltwater Crocodile
Local/Bangla Name: Lonapanir Kumir (লোনাপানির কুমির)
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Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Crocodylia
Order: Crocodylia
Family: Crocodylidae
Description:
Body is covered with bony plates. Tail is laterally compressed which has saw-toothed fringe on top and the tip is grey on all sides. Body is strongly armoured. Heavy jaws with formidable pivoted teeth remain exposed even when the mouth is closed. The fourth tooth on each side of the lower jaw is enlarged. Forelimb has 5 fingers and the hind limb has 4 toes. The fingers are webbed at the base and the outer toes are broadly webbed. Adult is dark on top with some grey areas and dark stripes in the flanks and the belly is creamy yellow to white. Juvenile is pale tan with black stripes and spots.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Sundarbans mangrove forest, Bangladesh
Environment:
Marine
Main References:
Kabir SMH, Ahmad M, Ahmed ATA, Rahman AKA, Ahmed ZU, Begum ZNT, Hassan MA and Khondker M (eds.) (2009) Encyclopedia of Flora and Fauna of Bangladesh, Vol. 25 Amphibians and Reptiles Asiatic Society of Bangladesh, Dhaka 204 pp.
Other References:
DNA Barcodes from Bangladesh
GenBank Accession Number:
Other DNA Barcodes & Nucleutide Sequences
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