In 1992, it was believed to be extremely close to or fully extinct in the wild until 2000 when scientists from Fauna and Flora International and the Government of Cambodia's Forestry Administration confirmed the presence of Siamese crocodiles in the Cardamom Mountains in Southwest Cambodia.
En 1992, críase que estaba extremadamente preto da extinción ou xa completamente extinguido na natureza ata que en 2000 os científicos de Fauna and Flora International e a Administración forestal do goberno de Camboxa confirmaron a súa presenza nas montañas Cardamomo no sueste de Camboxa.