Siamese crocodile
crocodylus siamensis latin

Siamese crocodiles are one of the most endangered crocodile species in the wild.

This chronic overharvesting has led to the decline of the wild Siamese crocodile.

There is also a known small population of Siamese crocodiles in some of the parks creeks.

Siamese crocodiles have historically been captured for skins and to stock commercial crocodile farms.

Crocodylus siamensis, Siamese crocodile (may be extinct in the wild)

Siamese crocodiles are under threat from human disturbance and habitat occupation, which is forcing remaining populations to the edges of their former range.

The lake has a few Siamese crocodiles (Khai in Lao).

The historic range of the Siamese crocodile included most of Southeast Asia.

As a result of conservation efforts, Siamese crocodile numbers have recovered on account of their reintroduction to ponds within the parks.

Siamese Crocodile (Crocodylus siamensis), a globally threatened species is also reported from the park.

The wetlands are home to populations of Siamese crocodiles and elephants and large cats are known to inhabit the park.

Extinct from 99% of its original range, the Siamese crocodile is considered one of the least studied and most critically endangered crocodilians in the world.

In August, 2011, a press release announced the successful hatching of a clutch of 20 Siamese crocodiles.

A Siamese crocodile stars as the titular monster in the 1978 Thailand film Crocodile.

Siamese crocodile (Crocodylus siamensis)

Farms should be encouraged to segregate genetically pure Siamese crocodiles for conservation, in addition to the hybrids they are promoting for hide production.

Siamese crocodile which is Critically Endangered and on the IUCN Redlist.

Bang Sida National Park in Thailand, near Cambodia, has a project to reintroduce Siamese crocodile into the wild.

In March 2005, conservationists found a nest containing juvenile Siamese crocodiles in the southern Lao province of Savannakhet.

The Siamese crocodile is relatively unthreatening to people (compared to C. porosus), and the possibility of people and crocodiles coexisting in natural settings seems possible.

Siamese crocodiles occur in a wide range of freshwater habitats, including slow-moving rivers and streams, lakes, seasonal oxbow lakes, marshes and swamplands.

One cause for habitat degradation via hydrological changes, for the Siamese crocodile, is the implementation of dams on the upper Mekong River and its major tributaries.

The endangered Siamese crocodile (Crocodylus siamensis) occurs in small isolated pockets within the northern Cambodian and Laotian portions of the Mekong River.

The most commonly farmed species are the saltwater and Nile crocodiles, while a hybrid of the saltwater and the rare Siamese crocodile is also bred in Asian farms.

Fishermen in several areas of the region complain of declining fish stocks, and unique Mekong species like Siamese crocodiles and giant catfish, which can grow to 600 pounds, are increasingly rare.

Siamese Crocodile (Crocodylus siamensis), a globally threatened species is also reported from the park.

Action Plan for Crocodylus siamensis.

Siamese crocodile (Crocodylus siamensis)

The endangered Siamese crocodile (Crocodylus siamensis) occurs in small isolated pockets within the northern Cambodian and Laotian portions of the Mekong River.

Siamese Crocodile(Crocodylus siamensis) is a freshwater crocodile native to Indonesia (Borneo and possibly Java), Brunei, East Malaysia, Laos, Cambodia, Burma, Thailand, and Vietnam.

Both Siamese crocodiles (Crocodylus siamensis) and saltwater crocodiles (Crocodylus porosus) once occurred side-by-side in the lake, and there is thought to be inter-species breeding amongst the crocodiles found in the floating farms on the western part of the Lake in and around Prek Toal.