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The World of Reptiles

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The Finest
Crocodile Zoo

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About us

MCBT Chennai

The Madras Crocodile Bank Trust and Centre for Herpetology (or Croc Bank) was the brain child of the legendary Romulus Whitaker and Zai Whitaker along with a handful of like-minded conservation visionaries who began work on the facility in 1976, in a desperate effort to save India’s dwindling crocodilian populations. Today, after several formidable years of cutting edge science and grassroots education, the Croc Bank remains a world leader in the field of frontline conservation and the preservation of natural landscapes.

The Croc Bank currently consists of a large reptile park near Chennai, Southern India, and a couple of field projects. The zoo sees close to half a million visitors per year making it one of the most popular tourist attractions along the famous East Coast Road.

Crocodile Species
15
Other Reptile Species
33
Visitors Last month
18693
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OUR MISSION

Conservation
& Awareness

To promote the conservation of reptiles and amphibians and their habitats through education, scientific research and captive breeding. Efforts are focused on, but are not limited to, Indian species and ecosystems and include both in-situ and ex-situ components.Today Croc Bank is home to 15 species of crocodilians, 3 of which are listed by the IUCN as critically endangered with a further 3 listed as threatened.

As the need for the conservation of reptiles grew, the Croc Bank increased its repertoire to include turtles, lizards and snakes and it came to be known as the Madras Crocodile Bank Trust and Centre for Herpetology in 1993. The Croc Bank now successfully breeds several species of threatened chelonians, including two in the Critically Endangered status list of the IUCN

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Special ATTRACTIONS
for our guests

The Madras Crocodile Bank Trust and Centre for Herpetology

is one of the largest reptile zoos in the world. It is spread over eight and a half acres of land and is home to 15 of the 25 species of crocodilians in the world. We give you an opportunity to have an interactive experience with the various denizens at the zoo. Apart from our guided tours we have a wide variety of other activities for all ages that are both informative and fun.

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Testimonials

What People
Say
About Us

My friend Bina and her kids Amara, Ayaana and Kira had a wonderful time at the Croc Bank, we will all be back! Where else can one see such a variety of reptiles, learn so much from the informative (and funny) signboards, meet such friendly and helpful staff. Thank you Croc Bank and keep up the wonderful work.

Promilla Rajpal (July 2024)

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