The Chinese alligatorsinensis may refer to: Angelica sinensis, the "dong quai" or female ginseng, a herb species indigenous to China. Aquilaria sinensis, a plant species endemic to China. Alligator sinensis, an alligator species endemic to China.https://en.wikipedia.org › wiki › A._sinensis
According to the Wikipedia resource, the total Chinese alligator population size is approximately 150 individuals in the wild and more than 10,000 in captivity. Currently this species is classified as Critically Endangered (CR) on the IUCN Red List.
A critically endangered cousin of the American alligator, it is one of the few alligators outside of the Americas. It is native to slow-moving freshwater areas of the lower Yangtze River in China where it eats snails, crustaceans, insects, fish, young waterfowl and rodents.
Besides the United States, you can find crocodiles in Mexico, Guatemala, Belize, and the islands of Cuba and Jamaica. American crocodile: large, 13-16 feet long, freshwater, listed as vulnerable.
The southern most side of Japan's southernmost zoo features a swampy lowland full of crocodiles, alligators, frogs, turtles, tortoises, snakes, iguanas and lizards that will delight those not frightened by crocs, gators, and snakes.
Antarctica and Europe are the only continents without native species of crocodile.
Are there crocodiles in Hawaii? Nope! The main Hawaiian lizards you'll find are cute little geckos, which can be spotted in hotels, homes, businesses, restaurants, etc.
The population of crocodiles in Australia is around 100,000 salties and over 100,000 Freshwaters (NT government website). But the population has not always been so high. Indeed, between 1945 and 1970 the crocodiles were hunted for their skin and the risk for humans being attacked.
The saltwater crocodile (Crocodylus porosus) is a crocodilian native to saltwater habitats and brackish wetlands from India's east coast across Southeast Asia and the Sundaic region to northern Australia and Micronesia.
There are no alligators in Australia, only crocodiles. They can live in either fresh or saltwater and are found across much of the top coast of Australia. Both fresh and saltwater crocodiles live throughout Kakadu National Park, so if you do happen to see one, be sure to ask your guide about which species it may be.
It appears likely that the species was eliminated from all of China well over a century ago and from most of its Chinese habitat many centuries ago.
There are no wild crocodiles in Hong Kong,” the department said. Dr Sung Yik-hei, assistant research professor at the School of Biological Sciences under the University of Hong Kong, said the animal might be a critically endangered Siamese crocodile, a year or two old.
One such example is the Saltwater Crocodile (Crocodylus porosus). A new article published last month has shone a fresh spotlight on how this majestic animal used to be found in Vietnam and southern China but later became extinct in these areas due to human activity.
Saltwater crocodiles have a huge range that extends from northern Australia to eastern India and South-east Asia. As their name suggests, saltwater crocodiles are able to live in coastal habitats, but they are comfortable in freshwater rivers as well.
Tragically, Europe has no natural crocodiles, outside of zoos at least – not because of primordial hunters but because the cooling planet caused a reptilian retreat to warmer climes, say scientists, following a massive review of data of climatic history and the entire known fossil record of crocodilians.
"Optimal climate conditions (such as in some places in Australia) with few cold periods make it easier for the crocs to grow larger," Groh said.
Rest assured there are no snakes or crocodiles. We do have one poisonous spider (the Katipo) - sightings of which are about as common as that of the Yeti. The most dangerous creature you are likely to encounter is a grumpy possum.
While only 50 or so people reside on the island itself, you can find a much bigger population nearby, a mere two miles away: Europe's biggest population of alligators. Alligator Bay is home to 150 crocodiles and alligators, including albino alligators, plus a whole panoply of other reptiles.
"Today what we see is crocodiles restricted to northern Australia and the coast because the inland of Australia doesn't have much or any permanent water, so crocs that used to inhabit parts of the Murray-Darling Basin or the Lake Eyre basin couldn't persist there anymore because the water is so intermittent," Dr ...
Conservation of crocodiles
They are spiritually important to some Aboriginal communities and a Territory icon, but they are also a dangerous predator. Use of crocodiles is managed by the Northern Territory Government to make sure it is sustainable for the long term.
Crocodiles are a problem in the northern, coastal parts of Australia, but there are no crocodiles in New South Wales. There are some parts of Australia where you really, really don't want to swim. Saltwater crocodiles kill an average of one to two people every year, and some of these salties are really big.
Located in Burma, the island of Ramree is accessible to anyone wishing to visit, however we advise against it. This island and its crocodiles are part of the Guinness World Book with the record for the “most men killed by animals”.
Croc country (considered to be typical crocodile habitat) begins at the Boyne River south of Gladstone, and extends northward, up the east coast and across Far North Queensland. Crocodiles can sometimes also be found outside of croc country.
Saltwater crocs, or "salties," as Australians affectionately refer to them, have an enormous range, populating the brackish and freshwater regions of eastern India, Southeast Asia, and northern Australia. They are excellent swimmers and have often been spotted far out at sea.