What is Orinoco crocodile?
{{Speciesbox | name = Orinoco crocodile | image = OrinocoCrocodile.jpg | image_caption = Orinoco crocodile in the [[Newport Aquarium]] | status = CR | status_system = IUCN2.3 | status_ref = <ref name=iucn>{{cite iucn |title=''Crocodylus intermedius'' |author1=Balaguera-Reina, S.A. |author2=Espinosa-Blanco, A. |author3=Antelo, R. |author4=Morales-Betancourt, M. |author5=Seijas, A. |name-list-style=amp |year=2018 |page=e.T5661A3044743}}</ref> | genus = Crocodylus | species = intermedius | authority = Graves, 1819 | range_map = Crocodylus intermedius Distribution.png | range_map_caption = Range (green) }} The '''Orinoco crocodile''' (''Crocodylus intermedius'') is a critically endangered [[crocodile]]. Its [[population]] is small. It only lives in the [[Orinoco]] river and its [[tributaries]]. It was hunted for its skin in the 19th and 20th centuries. This species is one of the most critically endangered crocodiles. It is a large crocodile. In the past, males have been reported up to 6.8 m (22&nbsp;ft 4 in) in length. Today, males do not grow up to such sizes. 5.2 m (17&nbsp;ft 1 in) is the maximum size. A big male today may reach 4.1 m (13&nbsp;ft 5 in) in length and can weigh 380&nbsp;kg (840&nbsp;lb). Females are smaller with the biggest likely to weigh around 225&nbsp;kg (496&nbsp;lb).<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/5661/3044743 |author=Balaguera-Reina, S.A.; Espinosa-Blanco, A.; Antelo, R.; Morales-Betancourt, M. & Seijas, A. |date=2018 |title=Crocodylus intermedius. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{Taxonbar|from=Q272395}} [[Category:Crocodilia]] [[Category:Reptiles of South America]]