State Environment and Forest Minister Jayanta Mallabaruah said that researchers Barnali Das and Namita Nath described the species in a study published in the botanical journal 'Phytotaxa' on October 22

Locals spotted the carcass in the morning and alerted forest officials, who retrieved it and sent it to the Rajnagar veterinary facility for autopsy. This was the third crocodile death in the area within a month