Mark Perpetua's Reptile Encounters
Crocodilian Conservation
Project
Reptile Encounters is working to raise awareness and help the conservation of these amazing reptiles. Our Crocodilian Conservation Project offers educational information, displays and a small merchandise line. The sale of all merchandise will be donated to help with research and conservation efforts for a variety of endangered crocodilians. Check back regularly to see how our merchandise sales are helping.
11 of the 24 living species of crocodilians are endangered. 7 species are listed as critical. Research and education are important to protecting the future of these incredible reptiles.
List of endangered crocodilians with status
CR- critical
VU- vulnerable
Chinese Alligator Alligator sinensisCR
Philippine Crocodile Crocodylus mindorensisCR
Orinoco Crocodile Crocodylus intermediusCR
Siamese Crocodile Crocodylus siamensisCR
Gharial Gavialis gangeticusCR
Cuban Crocodile Crocodylus rhombiferCR
African Slender-snouted Crocodile Mecistops cataphractus CR
Tomistoma Tomistoma schlegelii VU
American Crocodile Crocodylus acutusVU
Mugger Crocodile Crocodylus palustrisVU
Dwarf Crocodile Osteolaemus tetraspisVU
Crocodilian species of least concern
American Alligator Alligator mississippiensisLR/LC
Australian Freshwater CrocodileCrocodylus johnstoniLR/LC
Nile Crocodile Crocodylus niloticusLR/LC
New Guinea Freshwater Crocodile Crocodylus novaeguineaeLR/LC
Saltwater Crocodile Crocodylus porosus LR/LC
Cuvier's dwarf caiman Paleosuchus palpebrosusLR/LC
Schneider’s Smooth-fronted Caiman Paleosuchus trigonatusLR/LC
Morelet’s Crocodile Crocodylus moreletiiLR/LC
Black Caiman Melanosuchus nigerLR/CD
West African Crocodile Crocodylus suchus not assessed
information from-iucn croc specialist group
