<p><strong>Lolong has hit the big time</strong><strong>—</strong><strong>at 20.24 feet (6.17 meters) long, the <a href="http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/reptiles/saltwater-crocodile/">saltwater crocodile</a> is officially the largest in captivity, the Guinness World Records announced in July.</strong></p><p><strong>The monster reptile is the subject of the&nbsp;tenth most visited&nbsp;National Geographic News story of 2012.</strong></p><p>Suspected of attacking several people and killing two, the giant <a href="http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/reptiles/">reptile</a> was captured alive in the <a href="http://travel.nationalgeographic.com/travel/countries/philippines-guide/">Philippines</a>' <a href="http://maps.nationalgeographic.com/maps/map-machine#s=r&amp;c=8.178771147762795,%20125.99847368896009&amp;z=5">Bunawan township (map)</a> in&nbsp;September 2011. (<a href="http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2011/09/pictures/110906-giant-crocodile-philippines-biggest-ever-caught-captured/">See pictures of Lolong's capture</a>.)</p><p>The Guinness listing is based on data by experts including crocodile zoologist Adam Britton, who measured the beast in his home, the new Bunawan Eco-Park and Research Centre. (Read more about <a href="http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/9000/largest-crocodile-in-captivity">Lolong's Guinness World Record listing</a>.)<strong></strong></p><p><a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2012/07/120702-biggest-crocodile-lolong-guinness-world-records-animals-science">Full story &gt;&gt;</a></p>