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    Species Accepted

    Crocodylus palustris Lesson, 1831

    Broad-snouted Crocodile
    EukaryotaAnimalia...Crocodylus
    IUCNVulnerable

    Classification and descendants

    Source: Catalogue of Life

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      Synonyms and combinations

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      Vernacular names

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      Bataklık Timsahı Turkish
      Broad-snouted Crocodile English
      Coccodrillo di Palude Italian
      Coccodrillo indiano Italian
      Coccodrillo palustre Italian
      Coccodrillo palustre indiano Italian
      Cocodril Persa Catalan–Valencian
      Cocodrilo Marismeño Spanish
      Cocodrilo de las Marismas Spanish
      Cocodrilo del Marjal Spanish

      Treatments

      Source: Catalogue of Life
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      Bibliography

      Source: Catalogue of Life

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      Palita, S. K., Das, A. K., & Mahata, A. (2023). Diversity and Distribution Pattern of Herpetofauna in Tropical Forest Microhabitats of Eastern Ghats, Odisha. Proc Zool Soc.
      Cornejo-Páramo, P., Lira-Noriega, A., Ramírez-Suástegui, C. et al. (2020). Sex determination systems in reptiles are related to ambient temperature but not to the level of climatic fluctuation. BMC Evol Biol 20: 103.
      Trutnau, L., & Sommerlad, R. (2006). Crocodilians. Their natural history and captive husbandry. Edition Chimaira, Frankfurt, 646 Pp. [Review in Reptilia GB 48: 8-10].
      Bhatnagar, Chhaya, & Meenakshi Mahur. (2010). Observations on feeding behavior of a wild population of Marsh Crocodile in Baghdarrah Lake, Udaipur, Rajasthan. Reptile Rap (10): 16-18.
      Vyas, R., & Vishal Mistry, P. P. (2025). Tail-wagging behaviour in the Mugger Crocodile (Crocodylus palustris Lesson, 1831), Gujarat, India. Sauria 47 (1): 64-68.
      Brazaitis, P. (1981). Maxillary Regeneration in the Marsh Crocodile, Crocodylus palustris. Journal of Herpetology 15 (3): 360-362.
      Vyas, & Raju. (2011). Is it possible to create a safe habitat for muggers of Vishwamitri River, Gujarat State, India? Reptile Rap (12): 9-11.
      Meganathan, P.R.; Bhawna Dubey, Mark A. Batzer, David A. Ray, Ikramul Haque. (2010). Molecular phylogenetic analyses of genus Crocodylus (Eusuchia, Crocodylia, Crocodylidae) and the taxonomic position of Crocodylus porosus. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 57 (1): 393-402.
      TALATI, NEEL; RITA KUMAR, DHARA TUTEJA & J.I. NIRMAL KUMAR. (2022). Ongoing assessment of the Marsh Crocodile (Crocodylus palustris) population in the wetlands of Anand and Kheda Districts, Gujarat, India. Reptiles & Amphibians 29(1): 103–106.
      Jayson, E. A., Sivaperuman, C., & Padmanabhan, P. (2006). Review of the reintroduction programme of the mugger crocodile Crocodylus palustris in Neyyar reservoir, India. The Herpetological Journal 16: 69-76.

      Citation

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