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Siamese Crocodile: Endangered Species

The Siamese crocodiles, as being defined, are freshwater crocodiles that can be found usually in East Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia, Vietnam, Burma, Brunei, Laos and Cambodia. It has a scientific name "Crocodylus siamensis", Crocodylus which is derived from the Greek word krokodeilos meaning "pebble worm "and siamensis which means "of Siam". This type of crocodile is considered as an endangered species from many regions nowadays.

Facts and Information about Siamese Crocodiles

There are certainties with this lizard-like wild animal. Here are some of those: 

• The female Siamese crocodiles can lay their eggs once a year in either month of April or May.
• There are various common names of this kind of crocodile. These include Cocodrilo de Siam, Buaja, Soft-belly, Buaya kodok, Singapore small grain, Siamese freshwater crocodile and Jara Kaenumchued.
• Crocodylus siamensis refers to Siamese crocodile's scientific name.
• One of the most valuable reptile hides of this crocodile is their skin which has small to medium size scales with no osteoderms or bony bumps.
• This Siamese lizard-like wild animal prefers to live in slow moving waters similar to rivers, swamps, and some lakes.
• Most Siamese crocodile adults do not tend to exceed their length in three (3) meters.
• The Siamese freshwater crocodiles are known to eat fish. They perhaps also catch amphibians and reptiles like snakes, frogs, small mammals, insects and other small prey species. Those in captivity are also fed chickens with the feathers removed.
• Siamese crocs have unknown life span although male crocs mature at 10 years.
• They are relatively inoffensive compared to other species of crocodile. They are low treat to humans because they attack only when we started to attack them.
• Siamese crocodiles are now critically vanishing due to excessive hunting and habitat loss.

There are reasons why saving these crocs for extinction is a must. One of those is that, these crocs might possess materials that could be used in medicine for people. Thus, these might add our knowledge of science.

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