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Siamese Crocodile
Crocodylus siamensis (Siamese Crocodile · シャムワニ)
💡 Everyday Comparisons for Size, Mass & Speed
- 💡 A body length of 2.7 m is about 3/4 the length of a compact car (about 3.6 m) (Comparison).
- 💡 The IUCN classified the Siamese Crocodile as Critically Endangered (CR) in its 2012 assessment.
Reference standards: coach bus ~12 m, mid-size car ~4.9 m, compact car ~1 t, basketball hoop 3.05 m, credit card 8.56 cm.
📖 1. Overview
The Siamese Crocodile is a freshwater crocodile living in Southeast Asia, classified as Critically Endangered (CR) by the IUCN.
🦴 2. Anatomy & Morphology
Adult body length is recorded as about 2.7 m (9 feet). Reliable sources for other morphological measurements have not yet been found.
🔍 3. Ecology & Behavior
It feeds on fish, small mammals, and invertebrates. It lays eggs, and the sex of the hatchlings is determined by the incubation temperature.
🇰🇷 4. Connection to Korea
No direct record connecting this species to Korea has been found.
📚 Sources & References
- • IUCN Red List CR (2012) — https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/5671/3048087
- • IUCN Red List category CR — latest assessment at iucnredlist.org
- • catalogueoflife.org — ZKNS
- • iucnredlist.org — 3048087
- • wikidata.org — Q208277
- • commons.wikimedia.org — File:Siamese Crocodiles at Samphran Elephant Ground & Zoo (I
- • virginiazoo.org — siamese-crocodile
- • reptile-database.reptarium.cz — species
- • Silhouette: PhyloPic — Becky Barnes · CC0 1.0 (Congeneric silhouette — Crocodylus)
Recorded dimensions are widely cited representative estimates from public literature and may vary by study or specimen.