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New Guinea crocodile
Buaya Irian Crocodylus novaeguineae Bandung Zoo.JPG
New Guinea crocodile at Bandung Zoo in West Java, Indonesia
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Genus:
Crocodylus
Species:
novaeguineae
Crocodylus novaeguineae Distribution.png
Range shown in green (including Hall's New Guinea crocodile)
Synonyms

C. n. novaeguineae

The New Guinea crocodile (Crocodylus novaeguineae) is a type of crocodile. It lives on the island of New Guinea. The habitat of the New Guinea crocodile is mostly freshwater swamps and lakes. It is very active at night when it feeds on fish and other small animals.

Reproduction

A female crocodile lays a clutch of eggs in a nest made of different plants. The female crocodile stays close to guard the nest.

Conservation

This crocodile was over-hunted for its skin in the middle of the 20th century, but because of conservation it no longer an endangered species. It is reared in ranches.

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See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Cocodrilo de Nueva Guinea para niños

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