Mugger Crocodile:
●It is a reptilian species also called "marsh crocodile" or "broad-snouted crocodile", and is one of the three crocodile species (Saltwater Crocodile and Gharial) found in India.
●It is extinct in Myanmar and Bhutan, and possibly extinct in Bangladesh.
●Its habitat includes wetlands (inland), marine neurotic (shallow part of ocean), artificial/aquatic & marine.
●It is a hole-nesting species, with egg-laying taking place during the annual dry season.
●Vadodara the only city in India where they live in their natural habitat amidst human population.
●It has been listed under CITES Appendix I, categorized as 'vulnerable in the IUCN Red List and protected under Schedule I of the Wildlife Protection Act, 1972.