Scientific Name:

Crocodylus niloticus

Description:

A long body armoured with bony plates set in the skin of the back; long deep-sided tail, short limbs and long-snouted skull.

Habitat:

Mainly large rivers, lakes, waterholes and wetlands; also estuaries and mangrove swamps.

Distribution:

Madagascar, Egypt and central Africa, south to Namibia, Botswana and Zimbabwe.

Size :

4 to 6 meters.

Lifespan:

Estimated to live 70 - 100 years.