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Crocodylus mindorensis (Philippine crocodile)

Synonyms: Crocodylus novaeguineae mindorensis

Wikipedia Abstract

The Philippine crocodile (Crocodylus mindorensis), also known as the Mindoro crocodile, the Philippine freshwater crocodile or locally, bukarot, is one of two species of crocodiles found in the Philippines; the other is the larger Indo-Pacific crocodile or saltwater crocodile (Crocodylus porosus). The Philippine crocodile, the species endemic only to the country, became data deficient to critically endangered in 2008 from exploitation and unsustainable fishing methods, such as dynamite fishing. Conservation methods are being taken by the Dutch/Filipino Mabuwaya foundation, the Crocodile Conservation Society and the Zoological Institute of HerpaWorld in Mindoro island. It is strictly prohibited to kill a crocodile in the country, and it is punishable by law.
View Wikipedia Record: Crocodylus mindorensis

Endangered Species

Status: Critically Endangered
View IUCN Record: Crocodylus mindorensis

Attributes

Adult Weight [1]  84.658 lbs (38.40 kg)
Birth Weight [1]  53 grams
Female Weight [1]  84.658 lbs (38.40 kg)
Egg Length [1]  3.15 inches (80 mm)
Egg Width [1]  1.85 inches (47 mm)
Gestation [2]  85 days
Litter Size [1]  23
Litters / Year [1]  1
Maximum Longevity [1]  25 years
Female Maturity [1]  8 years
Male Maturity [1]  12 years 6 months

Ecoregions

Protected Areas

Name IUCN Category Area acres Location Species Website Climate Land Use
Agusan Marsh Wilderness Sanctuary 103806 Philippines  
Palawan Biosphere Reserve 2843689 Philippines  

Biodiversity Hotspots

Name Location Endemic Species Website
Philippines Philippines Yes

Range Map

External References

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
1Nathan P. Myhrvold, Elita Baldridge, Benjamin Chan, Dhileep Sivam, Daniel L. Freeman, and S. K. Morgan Ernest. 2015. An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles. Ecology 96:3109
2Messel, H, King, FW, Webb, GJW & Ross, CA (1992). Summary report on the workshop on the prospects and future strategy of crocodile conservation of the two species (Crocodylus porosus, Crocodylus mindorensis) occurring in the Philippines. In: Crocodile Conservation Action. A Special Publication of the Crocodile Specialist Group. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland. pp. 98-101
Ecoregions provided by World Wide Fund For Nature (WWF). WildFinder: Online database of species distributions, ver. 01.06 Wildfinder Database
Biodiversity Hotspots provided by Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund
Abstract provided by DBpedia licensed under a Creative Commons License
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0