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Marsh CrocodileEducational resources on Marsh CrocodileMarsh Crocodile [an error occurred while processing this directive] IUCN Profile of the Marsh Crocodile Crocodilian Species - Marsh Crocodile (Crocodylus palustris) FAMILY: ALLIGATORIDAE. A. mississippiensis A. sinensis C. crocodilus C. c. apaporiensis C. c. fuscus C. latirostris C. yacare M. niger P. palpebrosus P. trigonatus www.flmnh.ufl.edu/cnhc/csp_cpal.htm Crocodilian Species - Slender-snouted Crocodile (Mecistops ... FAMILY: ALLIGATORIDAE. A. mississippiensis A. sinensis C. crocodilus C. c. apaporiensis C. c. fuscus C. latirostris C. yacare M. niger P. palpebrosus P. trigonatus www.flmnh.ufl.edu/cnhc/csp_ccat.htm Crocodilian Species - Marsh Crocodile (Crocodylus palustris) Head-on picture of adult Mugger: Side view of adult Mugger head: Overhead picture of head and neck www.flmnh.ufl.edu/cnhc/!cpal1.htm Crocodilian Species List - Distribution Maps From Iran to Bangladesh and Sri Lanka is the Mugger or marsh crocodile, whose range overlaps much of the Indian gharial (family Gavialidae) which is still known to occur from www.flmnh.ufl.edu/cnhc/csl-maps-asia.htm ADW: Crocodylus palustris: Information Mugger is derived from Hindi, while the alternative name: marsh crocodile stems from its scientific name, with palustris translating as 'of the marshes'. animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/accounts/information/Crocodylus_palustris.html Crocodilian Species List: Crocodiles, Caimans, Alligators, Gharials Crocodylus palustris - Mugger / Marsh Crocodile; Crocodylus porosus - Estuarine / Saltwater Crocodile; Crocodylus rhombifer - Cuban Crocodile; Crocodylus siamensis - Siamese Crocodile www.flmnh.ufl.edu/cnhc/csl-text.html Crocodilian Species - Marsh Crocodile (Crocodylus palustris) ...go to species description: all species maps (by region) all species maps (by family) www.flmnh.ufl.edu/cnhc/cst_cpal_dh_map.htm Drs. M. (Merlijn) van Weerd - Staff - CML Cross visit to Liguasan marsh. Crocodile Specialist Group Newsletter, 26 (4), pp. 11. (Article / Letter to editor) Iongh, H.H., de & Weerd, M., van & Pieters, S cml.leiden.edu/organisation/staff/weerd.html Drs. J. (Jan) van der Ploeg - Staff - CML Cross visit to Liguasan marsh. Crocodile Specialist Group Newsletter, 26 (4), pp. 11. (Article / Letter to editor) Ploeg, J., van der & Persoon, G.A. & Masipiquena, M.D cml.leiden.edu/organisation/staff/ploeg.html Tidbits in Crocodilian Stomachs 1 Collection and hatching of marsh crocodile (C. palustris) eggs. J. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc. 73:403-407 Whitaker, R., and Z. Whitaker. 1984. www.flmnh.ufl.edu/natsci/herpetology/herpbiology/TidbitsinCrocDiet.htm
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