Siamese crocodile
The Siamese crocodile (Crocodylus siamensis) is a type of freshwater crocodile. It lives in Indonesia (Borneo and possibly Java), Brunei, East Malaysia, Laos, Cambodia, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam. The Siamese crocodile is critically endangered. It has already disappeared from many regions.[2]
| Siamese crocodile | |
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| Siamese crocodile at Moscow Zoo | |
| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Unrecognized taxon (fix): | Eusuchia |
| Order: | Crocodilia |
| Family: | Crocodylidae |
| Genus: | Crocodylus |
| Species: | C. siamensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Crocodylus siamensis Schneider, 1801
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| File:Crocodylus siamensis Distribution.png | |
Siamese Crocodile Media
Fossils, formerly referred to as Crocodylus ossifragus
- Siamese Crocodile-Biblical Zoo.JPG
Siamese Crocodile – Biblical Zoo
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Siamese crocodile sleeping with its mouth open to release heat
- Farma krokodila.jpg
Siamese crocodile farm on Tonle Sap in Cambodia
References
- ↑ Bezuijen, M.; Simpson, B.; Behler, N.; Daltry, J. & Tempsiripong, Y. (2012). "Crocodylus siamensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2012: e.T5671A3048087. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012.RLTS.T5671A3048087.en. Listed as Critically Endangered (CR A2cd v3.1)
- ↑ Bezuijen, M.; Simpson, B.; Behler, N.; Daltry, J. & Tempsiripong, Y. (2012). "Crocodylus siamensis. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species".
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