Largest crocodile in captivity
The current largest crocodile in captivity record is 20′ 2.9″, held by Lolong, saltwater crocodile, set on September 3, 2011. Last checked October 14, 2026.
20′ 2.9″
Lolong, saltwater crocodile
- Holder
- Lolong, saltwater crocodile
- Record
- 20′ 2.9″
- Metric
- 6.17 m
- Exact figure
- 6.17 m (20 ft 3 in), 1,075 kg
- Location
- Bunawan, Philippines
- Date set
- September 3, 2011
- Last checked
- October 14, 2026
Sources
- Wikipedia Read the source
- guinnessworldrecords.com Largest crocodile in captivity ever
- nationalgeographic.com Biggest crocodile dies in captivity
- cbc.ca Largest crocodile in captivity found dead 1.1308259
- philstar.com Agusan wants lolong returned
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