# 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.

*By YPB Team · Published October 12, 2026 · https://youpick.best/ranking/what-is-the-largest-reptile-in-the-world*

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## Current results (no votes yet)

1. **Saltwater crocodile** — score 1000/1000
   The biggest living reptile, verified at over six metres and around a tonne in Indo-Pacific estuaries.
2. **Reticulated python** — score 832/1000
   The longest snake in the world, with verified individuals beyond six metres.
3. **Nile crocodile** — score 717/1000
   Africa's giant river crocodile, second only to the saltwater species in bulk.
4. **American alligator** — score 636/1000
   The broad-snouted crocodilian of the US South, with big males topping four metres and 450 kilograms.
5. **Green anaconda** — score 636/1000
   The heaviest snake alive, a thick-bodied Amazon constrictor that can pass 200 kilograms.
6. **Gharial** — score 538/1000
   A narrow-snouted fish-eating crocodilian of India whose males grow past six metres.
7. **Aldabra giant tortoise** — score 538/1000
   A Seychelles tortoise rivaling its Galapagos cousins, with males over 250 kilograms.
8. **American crocodile** — score 418/1000
   A long, slender-snouted crocodile of the Caribbean and Florida coasts that can reach seven metres.
9. **Komodo dragon** — score 418/1000
   The largest lizard alive, three metres long and up to 90 kilograms on the Indonesian islands.
10. **Perentie** — score 418/1000
   Australia's biggest lizard and the fourth largest in the world, a desert monitor up to 2.5 metres long.
11. **Galapagos tortoise** — score 418/1000
   The largest living tortoise species, a domed giant weighing more than 400 kilograms.
12. **Chinese alligator** — score 418/1000
   A small, critically endangered alligator from the Yangtze basin, rarely longer than two metres.
13. **Orinoco crocodile** — score 0/1000
   A critically endangered South American river crocodile with historical records near seven metres.
14. **Black caiman** — score 0/1000
   The largest of the caimans and the Amazon basin's biggest predator, reaching five metres.
15. **Leatherback sea turtle** — score 0/1000
   The largest turtle on Earth, a leathery-shelled ocean giant that can exceed 700 kilograms.
16. **Burmese python** — score 0/1000
   One of the five largest snakes, a heavyweight constrictor that reaches five metres.

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