Re: dinodimorphism

["Steve Salisbury" <steve_salisbury@bigpond.com>]

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>From: "Rob Gay" <rob@dinodomain.com>
>Subject: Re: dinodimorphism
>Date: Fri, 21 Dec 2001 1:39 PM

> I'm not sure how much of a degree of dimorphism is present in crocodylians.
> Peace,

In most species of crocs, the males grow to about 1.5 times the max size
attained by females.  For example, male Crocodylus porosus usually reach a
max length of about 4.6-5.2m, whereas females rarely exceed 3.1-3.4 m.

Steve


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