Siamese crocodile

Siamese crocodile
Temporal range: Pleistocene–Present, 2.6–0 Ma[1]
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Siamese crocodile at Moscow Zoo
CITES Appendix I (CITES)[2]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Clade: Archosauromorpha
Clade: Archosauriformes
Order: Crocodilia
Family: Crocodylidae
Genus: Crocodylus
Species:
C. siamensis
Binomial name
Crocodylus siamensis
Schneider, 1801
Synonyms
  • †Crocodylus ossifragus Dubois, 1908

The Siamese crocodile (Crocodylus siamensis) is a medium-sized freshwater crocodile native to Indonesia (Borneo and possibly Java), Brunei, East Malaysia, Laos, Cambodia, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam. The species is critically endangered and already extirpated from many regions. Its other common names include Siamese freshwater crocodile, Singapore small-grain, and soft-belly.[3]

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  2. ^ a b Bezuijen, M.; Simpson, B.; Behler, N.; Daltry, J. & Tempsiripong, Y. (2012). "Crocodylus siamensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012: e.T5671A3048087. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012.RLTS.T5671A3048087.en. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
  3. ^ Crocodilian Species List: (January 2009). "Crocodylus siamensis".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)