Outside protected areas, it is threatened by conversion of natural habitats, gets entangled in fishing nets and is killed in human–wildlife conflict situations and in traffic accidents.Ĭrocodilus palustris was the scientific name proposed by René Lesson in 1831 who described the type specimen from the Gangetic plains. Since 1982, it has been listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List. It was first scientifically described in 1831 and is protected by law in Iran, India and Sri Lanka. The mugger crocodile evolved at least 4.19 million years ago and has been a symbol for the fructifying and destructive powers of the rivers since the Vedic period. They feed on insects, and adults prey on fish, reptiles, birds and mammals. Both parents protect the young for up to one year. The sex of hatchlings depends on temperature during incubation. Females dig holes in the sand as nesting sites and lay up to 46 eggs during the dry season. Both young and adult mugger crocodiles dig burrows to which they retreat when the ambient temperature drops below 5 ☌ (41 ☏) or exceeds 38 ☌ (100 ☏). It rarely reaches a body length of 5 m (16 ft 5 in) and is a powerful swimmer, but also walks on land in search of suitable waterbodies during the hot season. It is native to freshwater habitats from southern Iran to the Indian subcontinent, where it inhabits marshes, lakes, rivers and artificial ponds.
The mugger crocodile ( Crocodylus palustris) is a medium-sized broad- snouted crocodile, also known as mugger and marsh crocodile.
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