The
saltwater crocodile (
Crocodylus porosus) is also widely known by the common names,
estuarine or
Indo-Pacific crocodile, more rarely or informally referred to as the
saltie,
marine or
sea-going crocodile. This species is the largest of all living reptiles, as well as the largest
terrestrial and
riparian predator in the world. The males of this species can reach sizes up to and weigh up to . However, an adult male saltwater crocodile is generally between in length and weighs , rarely growing larger. Females are much smaller and often do not surpass . As its name implies, this species of
crocodile can live in salt water, but usually resides in
mangrove swamps,
estuaries,
deltas, lagoons, and lower stretches of rivers. They have the broadest
distribution of any modern crocodile, ranging from the eastern coast of India, throughout most of Southeast Asia, and northern Australia.