The medium-sized Siamese crocodile, typically up to 9.8 feet, epitomizes freshwater wildlife with a sleek, olive-green exterior. Unlike its bigger kin, it boasts a smooth snout that mirrors its placid surroundings across Southeast Asia's marshlands, from Cambodia to potentially Thailand.

Unfortunately, Siamese crocodiles are critically endangered7, with populations significantly fragmented and reduced, primarily because of commercial hunting, illegal collection, habitat destruction, incidental fishing captures, and hydroelectric dam development. 

Despite new information on its ecology, it remains poorly understood. Without conservation interventions, the species' progressive decline will carry on.