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title: "Australische krokodil"
description: "Crocodylus johnstoni — Reptielen. The freshwater crocodile (Crocodylus johnstoni), also known commonly as the Australian freshwater crocodile, Johnstone's crocodile, Johnstone river crocodile and the freshie, is a species of crocodile native to the northern regions of Australia."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/freshwater-crocodile
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Australische krokodil

> Crocodylus johnstoni — Reptielen. The freshwater crocodile (Crocodylus johnstoni), also known commonly as the Australian freshwater crocodile, Johnstone's crocodile, Johnstone river crocodile and the freshie, is a species of crocodile native to the northern regions of Australia.

- Scientific name: *Crocodylus johnstoni*
- Category: `reptiles` (Reptielen)
- Habitats: `freshwater` (Meren en rivieren)
- iNaturalist observations: 1766
- Wikidata: [Q319535](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q319535)
- iNaturalist taxon: [26079](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/26079)

## Names

- en: Freshwater Crocodile
- de: Australien-Krokodil
- es: Cocodrilo australiano de agua dulce
- fr: Crocodile de Johnston
- it: Crocodylus johnsoni
- nl: Australische krokodil
- pt: Crocodilo-de-água-doce
- pl: Krokodyl australijski

## Countries with the most observations

AU (1527)

## Summary

The freshwater crocodile (Crocodylus johnstoni), also known commonly as the Australian freshwater crocodile, Johnstone's crocodile, Johnstone river crocodile and the freshie, is a species of crocodile native to the northern regions of Australia. Unlike its much larger Australian relative, the saltwater crocodile, the freshwater crocodile is not known as a man-eater, although it only bites in self-defence, and brief, nonfatal attacks have occurred, apparently the result of mistaken identity.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freshwater_crocodile

## Photo

![Australische krokodil](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/freshwater-crocodile/medium.jpg)

Photo: Melissa Doherty · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/112799634

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/freshwater-crocodile?lang=nl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).