Editing Crocodile (section)

===Size===
[[File:Large Crocodylus porosus.jpg|thumb|230px|A [[saltwater crocodile]] in captivity]]
Size greatly varies among species, from the [[dwarf crocodile]] to the [[saltwater crocodile]]. Species of the dwarf crocodile ''Osteolaemus'' grow to an adult size of just {{convert|1.5|to|1.9|m|ft|abbr=on}},<ref>[http://crocodilian.com/cnhc/csp_otet.htm]. Crocodilian Species List. Retrieved on 14 April 2012</ref> whereas the saltwater crocodile can grow to sizes over {{convert|6|m|ft|abbr=on}} and weigh over {{convert|1000|kg|lb|abbr=on}}.<ref>Guinness Book of World Records. Retrieved on 8 April 2013.</ref> Several other large species can reach over {{convert|5.2|m|ft|abbr=on}} long and weigh over {{convert|900|kg|lb|abbr=on}}. Crocodilians show pronounced [[sexual dimorphism]], with males growing much larger and more rapidly than females.<ref name=ausfauna /> Despite their large adult sizes, crocodiles start their lives at around {{convert|20|cm|in|abbr=on}} long. The largest species of crocodile is the saltwater crocodile, found in eastern India, northern Australia, throughout [[South-east Asia]], and in the surrounding waters.

The brain volume of two adult crocodiles was 5.6&nbsp;cm<sup>3</sup> for a [[spectacled caiman]] and 8.5&nbsp;cm<sup>3</sup> for a larger [[Nile crocodile]].<ref>{{Cite journal | doi=10.1371/journal.pone.0178491| pmid=28614349| pmc=5470673|bibcode = 2017PLoSO..1278491J|title = Volume of the crocodilian brain and endocast during ontogeny| journal=PLOS ONE| volume=12| issue=6| pages=e0178491|last1 = Jirak|first1 = Daniel| last2=Janacek| first2=Jiri| year=2017| doi-access=free}}</ref>

The largest crocodile ever held in captivity is a saltwater–Siamese hybrid named Yai ({{langx|th|ใหญ่}}, meaning big; born 10 June 1972) at the [[Samutprakarn Crocodile Farm and Zoo]], [[Thailand]]. This animal measures {{convert|6|m|abbr=on}} in length and weighs {{convert|1200|kg|abbr=on}}.<ref>[http://www.worldcrocodile.com/centerfarm.swf The Guinness Book of Records. Largest Captive Crocodile] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101105124058/http://www.worldcrocodile.com/centerfarm.swf |date=5 November 2010 }}, Worldcrocodile.com</ref>

The longest crocodile captured alive was [[Lolong]], a saltwater crocodile which was measured at {{convert|6.17|m|ft|abbr=on}} and weighed at {{convert|1075|kg|abbr=on}} by a National Geographic team in Agusan del Sur Province, Philippines.<ref>{{cite web|last=Britton|first=Adam|title=Lolong officially the world's largest crocodile in captivity|url=http://crocodilian.blogspot.com/2012/06/lolong-officially-worlds-largest.html|publisher=Crocodilian.com|access-date=12 July 2012|date=23 June 2012|archive-date=18 December 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131218183151/http://crocodilian.blogspot.com/2012/06/lolong-officially-worlds-largest.html|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Displaced Species|url=http://www.philstar.com/Article.aspx?articleId=824855&publicationSubCategoryId=64|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130131170445/http://www.philstar.com/Article.aspx?articleId=824855&publicationSubCategoryId=64|url-status=dead|archive-date=31 January 2013|newspaper=PhilStar|access-date=12 July 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author=GMA News with Ben Serrano|author2=Paterno Esmaquel|name-list-style=amp|title=NatGeo team confirms Lolong the croc is world's longest|url=http://www.gmanews.tv/story/237992/nation/natgeo-team-confirms-lolong-the-croc-is-worlds-longest|work=GMA News Online Top Stories|date=9 November 2011 |publisher=GMA Network Inc.|access-date=15 November 2011}}</ref>