The Estuarine Crocodile (Crocodylus porosus) lives in brackish waters around the mouth of rivers and streams, and in mangrove forests, all which have calm and reasonably deep waters. In general, the Estuarine Crocodile lives on the coast of India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh. Burma, Thailand, Indonesia, Vietnam, the Philippines, and in the north of Australia. Compared to the Freshwater Crocodile, the Estuarine Crocodile has a longer, narrower mouth. It does not have the usual four plates on the back of its head, and the hind legs have longer webbed foot longer than that of the Freshwater Crocodile. Its size when hilly grown is about 5.5 metres long, with a weight of around 600 kilogrammes. its body colour tends towards light yellow. lt has an aggressive and ferocious character, and is categorized as the largest of the species. In the past, every stream and swanky area in and around Ko Tamtao and nearby islands were abound with these crocodiles, who in effect acted as guards preventing prisoners on Tarutao from escaping. Schools of Sharks inhibiting the seas around Tarutao also performed the same function, but they tend to stay in deeper waters.
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