Table 2.

Habitat suitability in Iran.

Habitat	Legal Status	Elevation	Surface Water Availability	Water Quality	Nesting and Basking Site Availability	Interactions with Humans	Notes	Suitability
Kaju River	Gando Protected Area	N/A	Susceptible to droughts and overflows [63]	N/A	Inadequate nesting sites along big dams [58]	Loss of livestock to crocodiles	Ziridian Dam on the river serves as a refuge during prolonged droughts [58]	Moderate
Sarbaz River	Gando Protected Area	N/A	Susceptible to drought and overflows [63]	High concentration of lead in sediments [64]	Inadequate nesting sites along big dams [58]	Loss of livestock to crocodiles	Phishin Dam on the river holding one-third of the estimated Iranian mugger population [58]	Moderate
Bahukalat River	Gando Protected Area	N/A	Perennial river	High concentration of iron, mercury and lead in blood serum of resident crocodiles [65]	N/A	Loss of livestock to crocodiles	Pollution caused by discharge of industrial and municipal effluents and mine drainage	Moderate

N/A—data necessary for assessment not available.