The type specimen reported for this so-called species was a crocodile nicknamed "Sweetheart" that was inadvertently killed in 1979 (drowned after being overly-anesthetized in an attempt to relocate it after it had taken to attacking boats).
O espécime tipo elixido para esta suposta especie foi un exemplar de crocodilo ao que se chamara "Sweetheart", que foi matado accidentalmente en 1979 (afogado despois de ser anestesiado para resitualo noutro lugar despois de que atacara a uns botes).