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"Estuarine Crocodile" is a common name just like "Saltwater Crocodile", and therefore not ranked under taxonomic standards of accuracy. But they're both perfectly valid as common names. Saltwater croc lives in saltwater, which may or not be "brackish". Brackish water is still "saltwater", it's just not "oceanic saltwater". Technically anything over 0.5ppt can be construed as saltwater, but that's getting really silly.boulderjohn:What is called a salt water crocodile, or saltie, in Australia, is not really a salt water crocodile. It is more properly called an estuarine crocodile. Here is a link: http://animal.discovery.com/fansites/jeffcorwin/carnival/lizard/estuarinecroc.html
boulderjohn:What is called a salt water crocodile, or saltie, in Australia, is not really a salt water crocodile. It is more properly called an estuarine crocodile.
H2Andy:according to the article, though, you're right that, technically speaking, it's
not an "open sea" (i.e. 100% salt water species). it does have a high
tolerance for salt water, and it can travel over hundreds of miles across sea
routes. however, it prefers to hang out in either brackish water near the
coast or inland rivers and swamps.