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How tall is the saltwater crocodile?

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25 feet
males are 13-18 feet 900-2200 pounds

females are 8-11 feet 1000 pounds
At 12-18ft long! 800-2,500 pounds at 4ft wide and 10-13ft around the waist. That's their range but a good healthy saltie is about 13, 14,15ft!

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The longest wild saltwater crocodile actually MEASURED snout to tail was 6.1 meters (a tad over 20 feet) in length, although due to the shrinkage of the skin it was likely closer to 21 feet. This crocodile drowned in a fishing net in the Fly River of Papua New Guinea in 1980. There have been no other VERIFIABLE records of saltwater crocodiles over 20 feet in length in the wild. Another specimen accurately measured to around 20 feet was killed in the Mary River of Australia's Northern Territory in the 1980's I believe. Guinness had previously accepted a claim of a 23 foot (7 meter) saltwater crocodile from Bhitarkanika National Park in the Orissa state of India....but this was based on a purely visual observation (not even a crocodilian expert's visual observation) and is thus unverified. Over-exaggeration is extremely common when viewing crocodiles, particularly very thick & healthy individuals that may appears longer due to their increased girth. It is definitely possible (perhaps even probable) that 23 foot saltwater crocodiles exist (or did exist) but anything larger than that appears unlikely...as even 6 meter crocodiles are like 7 foot humans- not common. The story of 28 foot saltwater crocodile from Normanton in Queensland is often cited as proof but, despite being used so many times, has no proof to verify the claim. The maximum length of a pure saltwater crocodile is probably around 23 feet...maybe even a "tad" larger, but we don't know for sure. Hybrids between the saltwater crocodile and Siamese crocodile occur in captivity and often result in "hyrbid vigor" and this has resulted in the presence of many 20 foot hybrids in zoos around the world, the largest being "Yai" a captive saltie/Siamese hybrid in a Bangkok zoo nearly 21 feet in length. Historically both saltwater crocodiles and Siamese crocodiles were present in the wild alongside each other in countries like Cambodia and Vietnam and it is likely wild hybridization occurred, meaning it is likely some of these giants may have once existed in the wilds of Indochina. The maximum size of a saltie/Siamese hybrid is unknown, but they appear to reach 20 feet much more frequently than pure saltwater crocodiles. Either way, it appears unlikely they would reach over 25 feet in length. Other large crocodilian species include the Nile crocodile of Africa (largest OFFICIAL measurement was just over 18 feet in length,) the American crocodile of Mexico, Central America, South America, the Caribbean and the southern tip of Florida (largest OFFICIAL measurement is nearly 18 feet,) the Orinoco crocodile of Venezuela (largest nearly 18 feet,) the Tomistoma (largest nearly 18 feet,) and the Indian gharial (largest nearly 20 feet.) Caiman and alligators are generally smaller, with the largest official measurements being 5 meters (16.5 feet) for a black caiman and around 14.5 feet for an American alligator (stories of 19 foot alligators are as ridiculous as stories of 30 foot saltwater crocodiles.)

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Adult male saltwater crocodiles are measured to be 3.5 ft tall in vertical length to the head. They are the largest and longest species of crocodiles living on earth. The biggest saltwater crocodile found in the Phillipines caught and shot in Phillipines was about 2640 pounds, 22 ft in length, and is recorded to be 4.2 ft in shoulder-height! It is probably the biggest crocodile in the world!

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Common name: saltwater Crocodile.

Common name in Australia: salties.

Genus & species names: Crocodylus porosus.

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The crocodile caught in Agusan, Philippines is 21 feet (6.4 meters) long and weighs in at 1,075 kilograms (2,370 pounds)

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Agusan marsh, bunawan province phillipines

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The Australian saltwater crocodile is the largest living reptile. The females attain lengths of 10 ft (3 m) and males up to 27 ft (10.6 m).

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About 3,000 pounds

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