Photo:Tim MuttooCC BY-SA 2.0
Reptiles
Nile crocodile
Crocodylus niloticus
- Group
- Reptiles
- Size class
- Giant (300 kg+)
- Family
- Crocodylidae
Range
- Africa
Habitat
- Wetland
Range
Countries it is found in
26 countries
- Angola
- Benin
- Botswana
- Burundi
- Cameroon
- Congo - Brazzaville
- Congo - Kinshasa
- Egypt
- Eswatini
- Ethiopia
- Gabon
- Gambia
- Ghana
- Kenya
- Madagascar
- Malawi
- Mauritania
- Mozambique
- Namibia
- Rwanda
- Senegal
- South Africa
- Tanzania
- Uganda
Range from:GBIF occurrence records — read 2026-08-05
Field data
Tracks
A photograph of real sign left by Nile crocodile. Prints vary with gait, ground and how long they have been there — treat this as one example, not a template.
Track photo:i_c_riddellCC BY
Cross-reference
Related species
Its closest relatives in the compendium, nearest kinship first.
