Crocodiles

Crocodiles of two species are found in the Timika area: the freshwater and the estuarine/salt water. Since commercial hunting these animals was forbidden in the 1980s, the estuarine crocodiles have made a come-back, but there are still very few big ones. The inland, freshwater crocodile could represent a new species, different from the one found in the north of New Guinea.

Kal Muller 2004