Answer: Least Concern
Notes: The population of saltwater crocodiles has increased in the Sundarban Biosphere Reserve (SBR), as per a recent survey by the State Forest Department. Saltwater crocodile is the largest and heaviest living reptile in the world. It is also called estuarine crocodile, Indo-Pacific crocodile, marine crocodile, sea crocodile, or saltie. It is an opportunistic hypercarnivorous apex predator. It is native to saltwater habitats and brackish wetlands from India’s east coast to Southeast Asia, northern Australia, and Micronesia. It is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.
