Saltwater Crocodile basking on a rock, Kimberley (W8)

Saltwater Crocodile basking on a rock in the, Kimberley, Western Australia.

The saltwater crocodile (Crocodylus porosus), also known as the estuarine crocodile, Indo-Pacific crocodile, marine crocodile, sea crocodile or informally the “saltie”,  because it lives on the coast and can swim in the sea.

It is the largest of all living reptiles, as well as the largest ruparian in the world.