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Consider the following statement about ‘Estuarine Crocodile’

1. It the largest species of crocodiles

2. It is found throughout the Indian subcontinent

3. It is a freshwater species found in lakes and rivers

Select the correct statements

1&2 only

1 only

2&3 only

All the above

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Explanation:

The saltwater crocodile (Crocodylus porosus), also known as the estuarine crocodile, Indo-Pacific crocodile, marine crocodile, sea crocodile is the largest of all living reptiles, as well as the largest riparian predator in the world.
As its name implies, this species of crocodile can live in marine environments, but usually resides in saline and brackish mangrove swamps, estuaries, deltas, lagoons, and lower stretches of rivers. They have the broadest distribution of any modern crocodile, ranging from the eastern coast of India throughout most of Southeast Asia and northern Australia.
Apart from the eastern coast of India, the saltwater crocodile is extremely rare on the Indian subcontinent. A large population is present within the Bhitarkanika Wildlife Sanctuary of Odisha and they are known to be present in smaller numbers throughout the Indian and Bangladeshi portions of the Sundarbans.
Populations are also present within the mangrove forests and other coastal areas of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands in India.
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