List of largest reptiles
This list of largest reptiles takes into consideration both body length and mass of large reptile species, including average ranges and maximum records. The league comprises predominantly living crocodilians reaching a length of and a mass of or more. It is worth mentioning that unlike the upper weight of mammals, birds or fish, mass in reptiles is frequently poorly documented, thus subject to conjecture and estimation. The saltwater crocodile is considered to be the largest extant reptile, verified at up to in length and around in mass. Larger specimens have been reported albeit not fully verified, the maximum of which is purportedly long with an estimated mass of . The following table below lists the 15 largest extant reptile species ranked according to their average mass range, with maximum reported/reliable/estimated mass also being provided. Overall Lizards and snakes (Squamata) The most massive living member of this highly diverse reptilian order is the green anaconda (Eunectes murinus) of the neotropical riverways. These may exceed and , although such reports are not fully verified. Rumors of larger anacondas also persist. The reticulated python (Malayopython reticulatus) of Southeast Asia is longer but more slender, and has been reported to measure as much as