This dangerous river reptile's name is from the Greek for "pebble" & "worm"
Bookmark... [DOC] [TLE] Crocodilian Species - Australian Saltwater Crocodile (Crocodylus ... [PAR] porosus means "full of callosities", derived from porosis (Greek for "callosity") + 
osus (Latin for "full ... As its name implies, this species has a high tolerance for 
salinity, being found in brackish ...