Hatchling
A young Siamese crocodile.
House of Crocodiles, Siem Reap
Siamese crocodile
ក្រពើ · krapeu
- Species
- Siamese crocodile
- Crocodylus siamensis
- IUCN status
- Critically Endangered
- Location
- House of Crocodiles, Siem Reap
- Observed
- 6 August 2025
Photographed at the House of Crocodiles, a family-run farm on the edge of Siem Reap town, founded in 1983. It breeds Siamese crocodiles and sells the young to other licensed farms; it says it was registered with CITES in 1999.
In the wild the species is critically endangered. Surveys between 2000 and 2014 put Cambodia’s wild population at 200 to 400, most of them in the Cardamom Mountains. Far more live on farms, where many have been crossed with the larger saltwater crocodile.
At the Surface
Eyes and nostrils just above the water.
House of Crocodiles, Siem Reap
The Eye
An adult’s eye, close up.
House of Crocodiles, Siem Reap
Skulls
Crocodile skulls on show at the farm.
House of Crocodiles, Siem Reap
On Film
Sources
Siamese crocodile (Wikipedia). House of Crocodiles.
