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Skulls found in museums and private collections provide a tantalizing glimpse into the size of their former owners, yet total lengths are usually not available, the techniques used to obtain them are not known, and the verac- ity of such measurements is questionable (Greer 1974; Whitaker ADAM R. C. BRITTON* Big Gecko Crocodilian Research, PO Box 1281, Howard Springs, Northern Territory 0822, Australia; Research Institute of Environment and Livelihoods, Charles Darwin University, Darwin, Northern Territory 0909, Australia ROMULUS WHITAKER NIKHIL WHITAKER Madras Crocodile Bank Trust, Post Bag No. 4, Mamallapuram 603104, Tamil Nadu, India *Corresponding author; e-mail: abritton@crocodilian.com