Thai crocodile, also known as Siamese freshwater crocodile and Singapore small crocodile, is a medium-sized crocodile whose wild population is mainly distributed in Borneo, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam in Southeast Asia. There is farming. Its leather has a high reputation in the world, and the bigger the leather, the higher the value.

Next, let us briefly understand the Thai crocodile.

I. Basic information

[Chinese name] Thai crocodile

[Latin name] Crocodylus siamensis

[Alias] Siamese crocodile, Siamese freshwater crocodile, Singapore small crocodile

[Kingdom] Animalia

[Door] Chordate

【Sub Door: Vertebrate Subphylum

【Class】Reptiles

【Order】Crocodile

【Family】Crocidae

【 Genus] Crocodile

[Species] Thai crocodile

2. Morphological characteristics

1. Body type: Thai crocodile is a medium-sized crocodile , the common adult length is 250-300 cm.

2. Characteristics: The base of the fingers of the forelimbs of the Thai crocodile is slightly webbed, the snout is medium long, slightly concave, and the length is about 1.5-1.6 times the width of the base of the snout. There is a pair of short sharp ridges at the front of the two orbits, and there is an obvious interorbital longitudinal ridge between the two orbits on the forehead, and the squamosal protrudes into a high ridge.

III. Living habits

1. Habitat: Thai crocodiles inhabit swamps in tropical and subtropical regions, slow-flowing areas in protected river areas, freshwater waters such as lakes, and saltwater Freshwater waters, etc.

2. Diet: The larvae of the Thai crocodile mainly prey on insects, amphibians, crustaceans, young reptiles and fish, and adults will prey on larger animals, but mainly fish. Feeders, but also amphibians, reptiles and small mammals.

3. Breeding: Female crocodiles start looking for a place to lay eggs two months after mating. They lay eggs and return to the same nest every year, using piles of rotting grass as nests, laying 20-50 eggs in the nest, and the incubation period is about 80 days.

IV. Protection level

The wild population of the Thai crocodile is listed in the 2012 Red List of Endangered Species of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) ver 3.1 - Critically Endangered (CR).

The above is all about the Thai crocodile, thank you for watching.