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Siamese crocodile

Crocodylus siamensis Schneider, 1801

CRCritically Endangeredcrocodilians

The siamese crocodile (Crocodylus siamensis), also called the Siamese freshwater crocodile, is a reptile in the crocodilian family Crocodylidae. It is a large crocodilian with an adult body mass of 42.5 kg, and it lives in freshwater, riverine and wetland habitats.

Siamese crocodile (Crocodylus siamensis)
Photo: This Photo was taken by Supanut Arunoprayote · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the siamese crocodile

The IUCN Red List classifies the siamese crocodile as Critically Endangered (CR), a threatened category, and its lifespan is given as 21.9 years.

Weight
42.5 kgsrc for Weight
Length
up to 4 msrc for Length
Lifespan
21.9 yearssrc for Lifespan
Diet
Carnivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
freshwater, riverine, wetlandsrc for Habitat
Egg incubation
77 dayssrc for Egg incubation
Young per litter or clutch
15 – 50src for Young per litter or clutch
Litters or clutches a year
1src for Litters or clutches a year
Reproduction
Eggssrc for Reproduction
Active
At night (nocturnal)src for Active
Conservation status
Critically Endangered (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

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Siamese crocodile (Crocodylus siamensis)
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Siamese crocodile (Crocodylus siamensis)
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Siamese crocodile (Crocodylus siamensis)
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Siamese crocodile (Crocodylus siamensis)
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Where does the siamese crocodile live?

Not recorded

What is the siamese crocodile?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The Siamese crocodile (Crocodylus siamensis) is a medium-sized freshwater crocodile native to Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam and Kalimantan in Indonesia. It is critically endangered.

From the Wikipedia article “Siamese crocodile” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Siamese_crocodile&oldid=1381877014), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.

Is the siamese crocodile endangered?

The siamese crocodile is listed as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List: it faces an extremely high risk of extinction in the wild.

  1. LCLeast Concern
  2. NTNear Threatened
  3. VUVulnerable
  4. ENEndangered
  5. CRCritically Endangered
  6. EWExtinct in the Wild
  7. EXExtinct

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How is the siamese crocodile classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classReptilia
  4. orderCrocodylia
  5. familyCrocodylidae
  6. genusCrocodylus
  7. SpeciesCrocodylus siamensis Schneider, 1801

Synonyms Crocodilus galeatus

Other names and names in other languages (31)
  • Siamese freshwater crocodileEnglish
  • Siamese KrokodilAfrikaans
  • تمساح سياميArabic
  • krokodýl siamskýCzech
  • Siamesisk krokodilleDanish
  • SiamkrokodilGerman
  • Siam-KrokodilGerman
  • Cocodrilo de SiamSpanish
  • Cocodrilo du SiamSpanish
  • SiaminkrokotiiliFinnish
  • Crocodile du SiamFrench
  • sziámi krokodilHungarian
  • Buaya kodokIndonesian
  • Coccodrillo siameseItalian
  • シャムワニJapanese
  • KropeuKhmer
  • 시암악어Korean
  • KeLao
  • SiamkrokodilleNorwegian Bokmål
  • Krokodyl syjamskiPolish
  • Crocodilo-siamêsPortuguese
  • Сиамский крокодилRussian
  • сијамски крокодилSerbian
  • KheThai
  • จระเข้น้ำจืดThai
  • จระเข้น้ำจืดสยามThai
  • Jara Kae NumchuedThai
  • Siyam TimsahıTurkish
  • Крокодил сіамськийUkrainian
  • Cá sấu XiêmVietnamese
  • 暹羅鱷Chinese

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Relatives of the siamese crocodile

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the siamese crocodile?

The siamese crocodile is a reptile, a crocodilian in the family Crocodylidae and the genus Crocodylus.

How heavy is a siamese crocodile?

An adult Siamese crocodile weighs 42.5 kg, which places it in the large size class (adult body mass 25 to 250 kg).

What habitat does the siamese crocodile live in?

The siamese crocodile lives in freshwater, riverine and wetland habitats.

Is the siamese crocodile endangered?

Yes. The IUCN Red List classifies it as Critically Endangered (CR), which is a threatened category.

How long does a siamese crocodile live?

The siamese crocodile has a lifespan of 21.9 years.

Who named the siamese crocodile?

The siamese crocodile, Crocodylus siamensis, was named by Schneider, 1801.

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@misc{siamese_crocodile_2026,
  title = {Siamese crocodile (Crocodylus siamensis)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/siamese-crocodile},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}