Philippine crocodile
Crocodylus mindorensis Schmidt, 1935
CRCritically Endangeredcrocodilians
The philippine crocodile (Crocodylus mindorensis) is a reptile of the crocodilian subgroup, placed in the family Crocodylidae within the order Crocodylia. It is a large crocodilian, with a representative adult body mass of 38.4 kg, and its lifespan is given as 24.6 years.
Quick facts about the philippine crocodile
It reaches sexual maturity at 10 years, with reported values from 8 to 12.5 years, and produces 1 clutch per year of 22.5 eggs, which incubate for 84 days. The IUCN Red List classifies the philippine crocodile as Critically Endangered (CR) in its global assessment, a threatened category.
- Weight
- 38.4 kgsrc for Weight
- Length
- up to 1.5 msrc for Length
- Lifespan
- 24.6 yearssrc for Lifespan
- Diet
- Carnivoresrc for Diet
- Longest recorded lifespan
- 80 years
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- Not recorded
- Egg incubation
- 84 dayssrc for Egg incubation
- Young per litter or clutch
- 22.5src for Young per litter or clutch
- Age at maturity
- 8 years – 12.5 yearssrc for Age at maturity
- Litters or clutches a year
- 1src for Litters or clutches a year
- Reproduction
- Eggssrc for Reproduction
- Active
- By day (diurnal)src for Active
- Conservation status
- Critically Endangered (IUCN)src for Conservation status
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
Photos of the philippine crocodile
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Where does the philippine crocodile live?
Not recorded
What is the philippine crocodile?
The Philippine crocodile (Crocodylus mindorensis), also known as the Mindoro crocodile, the Philippine freshwater crocodile, the bukarot in Ilocano, and more generally as a buwaya in most Filipino lowland cultures, is endemic to the Philippines. It has been listed as critically endangered since 2008 due to exploitation and unsustainable fishing methods, such as dynamite fishing. Conservation methods are being taken by the Dutch/Filipino Mabuwaya foundation, the Crocodile Conservation Society and the Zoological Institute of HerpaWorld in Mindoro island. It is strictly prohibited to kill a crocodile in the country, and it is punishable by law.
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Is the philippine crocodile endangered?
The philippine crocodile is listed as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List: it faces an extremely high risk of extinction in the wild.
- LCLeast Concern
- NTNear Threatened
- VUVulnerable
- ENEndangered
- CRCritically Endangered
- EWExtinct in the Wild
- EXExtinct
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How is the philippine crocodile classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classReptilia
- orderCrocodylia
- familyCrocodylidae
- genusCrocodylus
- SpeciesCrocodylus mindorensis Schmidt, 1935
Synonyms Crocodylus novaeguineae mindorensis
Other names and names in other languages (41)
- Mindoro crocodileEnglish
- Philippine freshwater crocodileEnglish
- Philippines crocodileEnglish
- Philippines crocodileEnglish
- Filippynse KrokodilAfrikaans
- تمساح فلبينيArabic
- تمساح مندوروArabic
- Filippin timsahıAzerbaijani
- Krokodil FilipinezBreton
- Cocodril filipíCatalan
- krokodýl filipínskýCzech
- Filippinsk FerskvandskrokodilleDanish
- PhilippinenkrokodilGerman
- Philippinen-KrokodilGerman
- Filipina krokodiloEsperanto
- Cocodrilo FilipinoSpanish
- FilippiinienkrokotiiliFinnish
- Crocodile des PhilippinesFrench
- תנין פיליפיניHebrew
- Filipinski krokodilCroatian
- Mindoro-krokodilHungarian
- Ֆիլիպինյան կոկորդիլոսArmenian
- Coccodrillo delle FilippineItalian
- フィリピンワニJapanese
- 필리핀악어Korean
- Филипински крокодилMacedonian
- FilippinerkrokodilleNorwegian Bokmål
- Filipijnse KrokodilDutch
- Krokodyl filipińskiPolish
- فلپائنی مگرمچھWestern Panjabi
- Crocodilo-filipinoPortuguese
- crocodil filipinezRomanian
- Филиппинский крокодилRussian
- Krokodíl filipínskySlovak
- Filippinsk krokodilSwedish
- பிலிப்பீன் முதலைTamil
- BuwayaFilipino
- Filipin timsahıTurkish
- Крокодил філіппінськийUkrainian
- Cá sấu PhilippinesVietnamese
- 菲律賓鱷Cantonese
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Relatives of the philippine crocodile
Other species in the same genus Crocodylus.
Nile crocodile
Crocodylus niloticus
Saltwater crocodile
Crocodylus porosus
Mugger crocodile
Crocodylus palustris
American crocodile
Crocodylus acutus
Siamese crocodile
Crocodylus siamensis
Cuban crocodile
Crocodylus rhombifer
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Common questions
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Is the philippine crocodile endangered?
Yes. The IUCN Red List classifies it as Critically Endangered (CR) in its global assessment, which is a threatened category.
How heavy is the philippine crocodile?
Adults have a representative body mass of 38.4 kg, which places it in the large size class (25 to 250 kg).
How long does the philippine crocodile live?
Its lifespan is given as 24.6 years.
How many eggs does the philippine crocodile lay?
It produces 22.5 eggs per clutch and 1 clutch per year, and the eggs incubate for 84 days.
When does the philippine crocodile reach sexual maturity?
It reaches sexual maturity at 10 years, with reported values from 8 to 12.5 years.
What kind of animal is the philippine crocodile?
It is a reptile in the crocodilian subgroup, belonging to the family Crocodylidae and the genus Crocodylus.
Who named the philippine crocodile?
Its scientific name, Crocodylus mindorensis, was given by Schmidt, 1935.
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