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title: "Krokodyl różańcowy"
description: "Crocodylus porosus — Gady. The saltwater crocodile (Crocodylus porosus) is a crocodilian native to saltwater habitats, brackish wetlands and freshwater rivers from India's east coast across Southeast Asia and the Sundaland to northern Australia and Micronesia."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pl/animal/saltwater-crocodile
last_updated: 2026-09-20
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# Krokodyl różańcowy

> Crocodylus porosus — Gady. The saltwater crocodile (Crocodylus porosus) is a crocodilian native to saltwater habitats, brackish wetlands and freshwater rivers from India's east coast across Southeast Asia and the Sundaland to northern Australia and Micronesia.

- Scientific name: *Crocodylus porosus*
- Category: `reptiles` (Gady)
- Habitats: `freshwater` (Jeziora i rzeki), `sea` (Morze i wybrzeże)
- iNaturalist observations: 10508
- Wikidata: [Q182599](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q182599)
- iNaturalist taxon: [26068](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/26068)

## Names

- en: Saltwater Crocodile
- de: Leistenkrokodil
- es: Cocodrilo Poroso
- fr: Crocodile Marin
- nl: Zeekrokodil
- pt: Crocodilo-de-água-salgada
- pl: Krokodyl różańcowy

## Countries with the most observations

AU (5877), SG (1754), MY (1181), IN (216), ID (159), LK (158), BN (85), TL (85), BD (44), SB (12), PW (10), PG (9)

## Summary

The saltwater crocodile (Crocodylus porosus) is a crocodilian native to saltwater habitats, brackish wetlands and freshwater rivers from India's east coast across Southeast Asia and the Sundaland to northern Australia and Micronesia. It has been listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List since 1996. It was hunted for its skin throughout its range up to the 1970s, and is threatened by illegal killing and habitat loss. It is regarded as dangerous to humans.
The saltwater crocodile is the largest living reptile. Males can grow to a weight of 1,000–1,500 kg (2,200–3,300 lb) and a length of 6 m (20 ft), rarely exceeding…

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

## Photo

![Krokodyl różańcowy](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/saltwater-crocodile/medium.jpg)

Photo: Adam Jackson · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/14789694

## Machine access

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