Crocodiles
Something Primordial in this lake lies. A Marsh Crocodile (Crocodylus palustris) cruising the lake at Vil Uyana, Kimbulla, near Sigiriya, Central Province, Sri Lanka.
The Marsh Crocodile is also known as the Mugger Crocodile.
Marsh Crocodile surrounded by fish in the lake at Vil Uyana, Kimbulla, near Sigiriya, Central Province, Sri Lanka.
A Crocodile head silently rises from the water, Vil Uyana Lake, Central Province, Sri Lanka.
A Marsh Crocodile catches fish in the lake at Vil Uyana, Kimbulla, near Sigiriya, Central Province, Sri Lanka.
A Marsh Crocodile strikes at fish in the lake at Vil Uyana, Kimbulla, near Sigiriya, Central Province, Sri Lanka.
A large crocodile basking on a sunny bank.
Marsh Crocodile in a mossy camouflage stealthily enters the water, at Yala National Park, Southern Province, Sri Lanka.
Apex Predator waiting to strike a Painted Stork, Southern Province, Sri Lanka.
A Marsh Crocodile cruising with a blue dragonfly resting on its back.
A Crocodile gliding through clear blue waters, Central Province, Sri Lanka.
An impressive tail at Bundala National Park, Southern Province, Sri Lanka.
A Marsh Crocodile foaming at the mouth in a lagoon at Bundala National Park, Southern Province, Sri Lanka.
Side view of the same Marsh Crocodile foaming at the mouth in a lagoon at Bundala National Park, Southern Province, Sri Lanka.
Juvenile Crocodile beside a waterhole at Bundala National Park, Southern Province, Sri Lanka.
A pair of large Marsh Crocodiles beside a waterhole at Yala National Park, Southern Province, Sri Lanka.
A straight on view of a Marsh Crocodile floating in a lake, Central Province, Sri Lanka. Notice the wide gape of the mouth.
Unusual black Marsh Crocodile, Southern Province, Sri Lanka.
Looking straight into the eye of a Marsh Crocodile, Central Province, Sri Lanka.
A golden Marsh Crocodile lit by the setting sun in a shrinking freshwater pond at Bundala National Park, Southern Province, Sri Lanka.
Bam! – A Marsh Crocodile strikes lucky, Central Province, Sri Lanka.
The view from the swimming pool at Vil Uyana, Central Province, Sri Lanka of the resident Marsh Crocodile warming up for the day.
Marsh Crocodile blending in with the ripples on the water at Vil Uyana, Central Province, Sri Lanka.
Basking Crocodile in a reed bed at Kumana National Park, Eastern Province, Sri Lanka.
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