Nile crocodile

The Nile crocodile is found throughout Africa. Large, lizard shaped reptile with four short legs and long muscular tail. T...

The Nile crocodile is found throughout Africa. Large, lizard shaped reptile with four short legs and long muscular tail. The hide is rough and scaled. Juvenile Nile crocodiles are dark olive to brown with darker crossbands on tail and body. Adults are uniformly dark with darker crossbands on tail. Crocodile are found throughout South Africa in rivers, freshwater marshes, estuaries and in mangrove swamps.