Nile crocodile
Crocodylus niloticus
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Reptilecarnivore
The Nile crocodile is a powerful reptile found across Africa, thriving in rivers, lakes, and swamps. It adapts to both fresh and occasionally salty waters, with Kenya's Lake Turkana hosting a major population.
- Found in 26 African countries, mostly in the south, east, and center.
- Lives in lakes, rivers, and marshes, sometimes venturing into brackish water.
- Lake Turkana in Kenya has one of its biggest wild populations.
FreshwaterWetlandAfrica
Read more on WikipediaAt a glance
- Classification
- Reptile
- Scientific name
- Crocodylus niloticus
- Habitat
- Freshwater, Wetland
- Regions in this directory
- Africa
- Diet
- carnivore
- Relative size
- large
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern (LC)
