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<paragraph pageId="30" pageNumber="49">Common names.</paragraph>
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(E) Saltwater Crocodile, Indo-Pacific Crocodile, Estuarine Crocodile, Naked-necked Crocodile. (T)
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tasi (
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<paragraph pageId="30" pageNumber="49">Identification.</paragraph>
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As the only crocodilian known from Timor and as a creature at the root of the Timorese creation myth, this species probably requires no detailed description. However,
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differs from other crocodiles in the possession of less dermal armor, including lacking the typically four crocodilian post-occipital scutes (between the rear of the skull and a cluster of six nuchal scutes over the shoulders) so obvious on the necks of other species, hence the name 'naked-necked
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<paragraph pageId="30" pageNumber="49">Collection and natural history.</paragraph>
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We saw and photographed several individuals of
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in the wild, most frequently in rivers while driving across bridges. We also saw two captive individuals in Aileu, Aileu District. There exists a substantial population of
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in Lake Ira Lalaro, comprising several hundred individuals with sizes exceeding 3 m in total length (CRT, pers. obs.). Crocodiles are commonly reported from the swamps and swamp forests along the south coast of Timor-Leste,
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is the area with the greatest frequency of reported crocodile attacks. Our limited observations on the status of crocodiles in Timor-Leste have been published elsewhere (
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).
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<emphasis bold="true" pageId="31" pageNumber="50">Figure 30.</emphasis>
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. Captive specimen in an enclosure in Aileu, Aileu District. Photo by Hinrich Kaiser.
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