AI overview
The Nile crocodile is a large reptile species found in Africa that plays an important role in its ecosystems as a top predator. It matters because it helps control fish and animal populations in the rivers and wetlands where it lives, and it holds cultural significance for many communities in Africa.
AI-generated from the Wikipedia summary — may contain errors.
Species
Least ConcernNile crocodile
Species
- PhylumChordata
- ClassCrocodylia
- FamilyCrocodylidae
Habitatfreshwater
尼罗鳄（學名：Crocodylus niloticus）是一種大型鱷魚，非洲最大的爬行動物，體型僅次於河口鱷，為全數23種鱷魚當中被人類研究最多的一種。
via IUCN
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Crocodylus
- Image
- Crocodylus niloticus6.jpg
Show 4 more facts
- P105
Article
The Nile crocodile (Crocodylus niloticus) is a large crocodilian native to freshwater habitats in Africa, where it is present in 26 countries. It is widely distributed in sub-Saharan Africa, occurring mostly in the eastern, southern, and central regions of the continent, and lives in different types of aquatic environments such as lakes, rivers, swamps and marshlands. It occasionally inhabits deltas, brackish lakes and rarely also saltwater. Its range once stretched from the Nile Delta throughout the Nile River. Lake Turkana in Kenya has one of the largest undisturbed Nile crocodile populations.
Generally, the adult male Nile crocodile is between 3.5 and 5 m (11 ft 6 in and 16 ft 5 in) in length and weighs 225 to 750 kg (496 to 1,653 lb). However, specimens exceeding 6.1 m (20 ft) in length and 1,000 kg (2,200 lb) in weight have been recorded. It is the largest predator in Africa, and may be considered the second-largest extant reptile in the world, after the saltwater crocodile (Crocodylus porosus). Size is sexually dimorphic, with females usually about 30% smaller than males. The crocodile has thick, scaly, heavily armoured skin.