Scientific Name
Crocodylus siamensis
Status
Critically Endangered
Size
Length: 2.1 - 4.0 m
Weight: 40 - 350 Kg
Diet
Carnivorous.
Primarily fish, snakes, and amphibians. They are opportunistic hunters, also feeding on small mammals and birds.
Appearance
Medium sized freshwater reptile, with a broad, smooth snout, an olive-green to dark green color, and a prominent bony, helmet-like crest behind each eye.
Habitat
Slow-moving rivers, lakes, swamps, and marshes.
Distribution.
Mostly in small, scattered, isolated pockets in central and western regions. Primary wild locations include Bueng Boraphet in Nakhon Sawan, Kaeng Krachan National Park in Petchaburi, and Khao Ang Rue Nai Wildlife Sanctuary.
Although sightings of these cats have been reported, they are rarely seen due to their habitat and behaviour. Nearly all sightings today are with camera traps.
Primarily nocturnal, during the day, they are typically inactive, basking in the sun to regulate their body temperature.
Siamese crocodiles are generally solitary and territorial creatures.
Until the unfortunate incident where a french tourist was bitten, Khao Yai was the only place where you could easily see a crocodile. Following the incident, the crocodile was relocated.
Crocidiles can react and move incredibly fast when threatened.
