freshwater crocodile

species of reptile
Taxon taxon Q319535
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freshwater crocodile

Summary

freshwater crocodile is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.55% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (688 views/month, #1,073 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • freshwater crocodile's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • freshwater crocodile is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • freshwater crocodile's physically interacts with is recorded as Cane toad[5].
  • freshwater crocodile's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Least Concern[6].
  • freshwater crocodile belongs to the parent taxon Crocodylus[7].
  • freshwater crocodile is endemic to Australia[8].
  • freshwater crocodile's scientific name is Crocodylus johnsoni[9].
  • freshwater crocodile's Commons category is recorded as Crocodylus johnsoni[10].
  • freshwater crocodile's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Crocodylus johnsoni[11].
  • freshwater crocodile's Commons gallery is recorded as Crocodylus johnsoni[12].
  • freshwater crocodile's short name is recorded as C. johnsoni[13].
  • freshwater crocodile is commonly known as Australian Freshwater Crocodile[14].
  • freshwater crocodile is commonly known as Freshie[15].
  • freshwater crocodile is commonly known as Johnson's Crocodile[16].
  • freshwater crocodile is commonly known as Johnstone's Crocodile[17].
  • freshwater crocodile is commonly known as Johnston's Crocodile[18].
  • freshwater crocodile is commonly known as crocodilo-de-água-doce-australiano[19].
  • freshwater crocodile's taxon author citation is recorded as Krefft, 1873[20].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, freshwater crocodile is Crocodylus johnsoni[9]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It is classified within Crocodylus[7]. Recorded taxon common name include Australian Freshwater Crocodile[14], Freshie[15], Johnson's Crocodile[16], Johnstone's Crocodile[17], Johnston's Crocodile[18], and crocodilo-de-água-doce-australiano[19].

Distribution

freshwater crocodile is endemic to Australia[8].

Identifiers

freshwater crocodile's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 26079[21]. freshwater crocodile's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 184234[22]. freshwater crocodile's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 795282[23]. freshwater crocodile's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2441355[24]. Recorded ITIS TSN include 551774[25] and 845139[26].

Why It Matters

freshwater crocodile ranks in the top 0.55% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (688 views/month, #1,073 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[27] It is known by 63 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [27] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [28] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 12d ago · Anti-Strange-Ipek-Action · 2026-09-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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    Taxon rank species
    Instance of taxon
    Endemic to Australia
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