The foods and feeding habits of subadult crocodylus porosus schneider in Northern Australia

Abstract

Stomach contents of 289 C. porosus of less than 180 cm total length were analysed. The main foods of all size classes were crustaceans and insects, but crocodiles longer than 120 cm total length ate more vertebrates. Prey eaten differed between habitats and between areas of different salinities. Weight of food per crocodile and number of crocodiles with empty stomachs did not differ between seasons, habitats or salinities. However, condition of crocodiles varied significantly between habitats. © 1979, CSIRO. All rights reserved.