MUGGER OR MARSH CROCODILE (Crocodylus palustris)

MUGGER OR MARSH CROCODILE
 (Crocodylus palustris)
Madras Crocodile Bank
Chennai
July 18

Most commonly found crocodilian in India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Iran, Nepal and Pakistan. Generally inhabits freshwater rivers, lakes and marshy swamps. This species, like many other crocodilians, is known to dig burrows. The mugger’s snout is the broadest of the Crocodylus genus, giving the mugger a more alligator-like appearance

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