Saltwater Crocodile, Estuarine Crocodile at Mitchell Plateau, WA
Identification history
| Crocodylus porosus | 6 Aug 2025 | MichaelBedingfield | ||
| Crocodylus porosus | 15 Jul 2025 | Mike |
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5 comments
Mike
wrote:
1 Aug 2025
The guide usually gave ID, but sometimes just 'crocodile'. In NT there was a mix, but in Kimberley I think it was salties.
We were told one way of telling the difference was to jump into the water. A freshwater crocodile would move away, but a saltwater crocodile would move towards you. Nobody tried :-)
Photos added.
We were told one way of telling the difference was to jump into the water. A freshwater crocodile would move away, but a saltwater crocodile would move towards you. Nobody tried :-)
Photos added.
MichaelBedingfield
wrote:
4 Aug 2025
Ha Ha ! The crocs are hard to ID from the photos. Are you confident that the ID's you suggested are correct?
Mike
wrote:
4 Aug 2025
I will go through my sightings again because you have raised the question, but I am fairly sure I have them right.
Location information
- Coordinates 125.410768-15.006025
- Altitude 39.0m
- Places Mitchell Plateau, WA
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- 13 Jul 2025 09:58 AM Recorded on
- Mike Recorded by
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Collections
Mike NatureMapr Kimberley Crocodylus porosus Crocodiles Reptiles and Frogs
Species information
- Crocodylus porosus Scientific name
- Saltwater Crocodile, Estuarine Crocodile Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Very rare / threatened
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 100m Recorded at altitude
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