Crocodile

Crocodiles were a large carnivorous reptile that resided in swamps, rivers, lakes, and other wetlands.
Sub-Species

• Giant crocodile, a monstrous variety of the standard crocodile. They were more commonly found in salt water habitats.
• Feymire crocodile, a variety of crocodile that was endemic to the marshes of the Feywild.

Basic Information

Biological Traits

Being reptiles, crocodiles were quite vulnerable to cold, becoming slow and sluggish if exposed to it.
Their four legs, though short, were noted as being quite powerful in terms of propelling them rapidly through their watery habitats.

Ecology and Habitats

Crocodiles rarely had any natural predators, with the exception of humans, who either hunted them for their thick hides to fashion into leather or to simply protect their waterside communities.
They are found in rivers, salt marshes swamps and even urban areas like sewers.

Biological Cycle

Crocodiles mated once every year, laying clutches of up to 60 eggs that they then buried beneath sand. Unlike some reptiles, a female crocodile was known to carefully guard her clutch of eggs against any potential predators. When the eggs eventually hatched the mother would assist her young in getting free of the sand, but thereafter would leave them to fend for themselves. As a result, typically very few hatchlings would manage to survive to maturity.

Civilization and Culture

Historical Figures

The Hydra is the most well known and terrifying crocodile in Cerilia.

Common Myths and Legends

There were rumors that somehow crocodiles had made their way into the sewers of cities in tropical regions and were living off the urban environments' various waste and carrion.

Genetic Descendants

• Hydrakin

Average Length

8 to 15 ft