Orinoco Crocodile - Orinoco Crocodile

Japanese: オリノコワニ - おりのこわに
Orinoco Crocodile - Orinoco Crocodile

…The genus Crocodylus is the largest group of crocodiles, containing 10 species, and all the large species belong to this genus. The largest species that can reach a total length of 7m are the saltwater crocodile C. porosus (illustration), found in tropical Asia and northern Australia, the American crocodile C. acutus , found in tropical America, the Orinoco crocodile C. intermedius , and the Nile crocodile C. niloticus (illustration), found in Madagascar, Africa. Next is the marsh crocodile C. palustris , which reaches 5m, and the others are around 3m. Of these large species, the only ones that are particularly dangerous to humans are the saltwater crocodile and the Nile crocodile, the latter of which is considered safe in some areas. …

*Some of the terminology that refers to the "Orinoco crocodile" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…クロコダイル属Crocodylusは10種を含むワニ類中最大のグループで,大型種はすべて本属に入る。すなわち,全長の最大が7mに達するものに,熱帯アジアからオーストラリア北部に分布するイリエワニC.porosus(イラスト),熱帯アメリカに分布するアメリカワニC.acutus,オリノコワニC.intermediusおよびアフリカ・マダガスカル産のナイルワニC.niloticus(イラスト)があり,次いでヌマワニC.palustrisの5mで,他は3m前後である。これら大型種の中でもとくに人に危険な種はイリエワニとナイルワニくらいで,後者も地方によっては安全とされる。…

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