What is the largest reptile in the world?

Some of these giants are measured in tonnes, others only in metres, and a couple sneak in on the strength of a single record specimen. Pick the one that deserves the title.

1. 1
   Saltwater crocodile

   The biggest living reptile, verified at over six metres and around a tonne in Indo-Pacific estuaries.
   1000pts
2. 2
   Reticulated python

   The longest snake in the world, with verified individuals beyond six metres.
   832pts
3. 3
   Nile crocodile

   Africa's giant river crocodile, second only to the saltwater species in bulk.
   717pts
4. 4
   American alligator

   The broad-snouted crocodilian of the US South, with big males topping four metres and 450 kilograms.
   636pts
5. 5
   Green anaconda

   The heaviest snake alive, a thick-bodied Amazon constrictor that can pass 200 kilograms.
   636pts
6. 6
   Gharial

   A narrow-snouted fish-eating crocodilian of India whose males grow past six metres.
   538pts
7. 7
   Aldabra giant tortoise

   A Seychelles tortoise rivaling its Galapagos cousins, with males over 250 kilograms.
   538pts
8. 8
   American crocodile

   A long, slender-snouted crocodile of the Caribbean and Florida coasts that can reach seven metres.
   418pts
9. 9
   Komodo dragon

   The largest lizard alive, three metres long and up to 90 kilograms on the Indonesian islands.
   418pts
10. 10
    Perentie

    Australia's biggest lizard and the fourth largest in the world, a desert monitor up to 2.5 metres long.
    418pts
11. 11
    Galapagos tortoise

    The largest living tortoise species, a domed giant weighing more than 400 kilograms.
    418pts
12. 12
    Chinese alligator

    A small, critically endangered alligator from the Yangtze basin, rarely longer than two metres.
    418pts
13. 13
    Orinoco crocodile

    A critically endangered South American river crocodile with historical records near seven metres.
    0pts
14. 14
    Black caiman

    The largest of the caimans and the Amazon basin's biggest predator, reaching five metres.
    0pts
15. 15
    Leatherback sea turtle

    The largest turtle on Earth, a leathery-shelled ocean giant that can exceed 700 kilograms.
    0pts
16. 16
    Burmese python

    One of the five largest snakes, a heavyweight constrictor that reaches five metres.
    0pts

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