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The mugger crocodile (Crocodylus palustris) is a medium-sized broad-snouted crocodile, also known as mugger and marsh crocodile. It is native to freshwater habitats from southern Iran to the Indian subcontinent, where it inhabits marshes, lakes, rivers and artificial ponds. It rarely reaches a body length of 5 m (16 ft 5 in) and is a powerful ...
The mugger crocodile is the national reptile of Pakistan The gharial was found along the banks of the Indus River, for about 22 years it was thought to have gone extinct but was recently spotted in the Sutlej. [1] There are only two species found in Pakistan. Family Crocodylidae (crocodiles) - 1 species
Mugger crocodile (Crocodylus palustris) India, Pakistan, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Myanmar Saltwater crocodile ( Crocodylus porosus ) India (east coast and the Andamans), Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Thailand, Malaysia, Bangladesh
Nara Desert Wildlife Sanctuary is located in Mirpurkhas District, Sindh, Pakistan. [1]The Nara desert provides refuge to much wildlife in the Sindh province. The Nara Canal area, a chain of some 200 freshwater, brackish and saline lakes and marshes stretching for about 150 km along either side of the Nara Canal from Sorah in the north to Sanghar in the south, is known to be of great importance ...
Mugger crocodile, marsh crocodile, or Indian crocodile: southern Iran, southern Pakistan, southern Nepal, India, Sri Lanka Crocodylus porosus : Schneider, 1801: Saltwater crocodile or estuarine crocodile: Eastern India, Sri Lanka, Southeast Asia and Northern Australia Crocodylus rhombifer (Cuvier, 1807) Cuban crocodile: Cuba Crocodylus siamensis
Pakistan: Markhor (national animal) Capra falconeri [46] Indus river dolphin (national aquatic mammal) Platanista minor [46] Chukar (national bird) Alectoris chukar [46] Mugger crocodile (national reptile) Crocodylus palustris [46] Shaheen falcon (heritage bird) Falco peregrinus peregrinator [47] Snow leopard (national predator) Panthera uncia ...
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In Pakistan: The Nara Desert Wildlife Sanctuary covers 6,300 km 2 (2,400 sq mi); [23] it is located in is located in Mirpurkhas District. [24] It contains the largest population of the endangered mugger crocodile in Pakistan. [24]