Freshwater crocodile

About

A smaller, slender-snouted crocodile endemic to northern Australia's freshwater rivers and gorges. Katherine Gorge, within Nitmiluk National Park, is one of its best-known strongholds, where it stays common and largely safe from saltwater crocodiles through the dry season.

How to spot it

Distinguished from the saltwater crocodile by its narrower, more tapered snout and smaller teeth. Commonly seen basking on rock ledges and sandbars along the gorge during dry-season boat tours and canoe trips.

Found in

• Nitmiluk National Park