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How many eggs does a female crocodile usually lay in one nest?

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Illustration of an estuarine or saltwater crocodile (Crocodylus porosus) with its mouth open, showing scaly skin and powerful limbs, alongside a scale bar for size reference. — crocodile Estuarine, or saltwater, crocodile (*Crocodylus porosus*), found in brackish waters from Sri Lanka, India, Bangladesh, and Myanmar east to the Solomon Islands and Vanuatu and south to Australia.

A female crocodile typically lays an average of 12 to 48 eggs per nest, though the exact number depends on the individual's age, size, and species. Some larger species of crocodiles may average between 40 and 50 eggs per clutch.12