SINGAPORE, Aug 6 - A crocodile, spotted earlier this week in a suburban park near a housing enclave in densely populated Singapore, has sparked a hunt by authorities.

Experts told local newspapers that the one metre long (3 ft) reptile seen at Pasir Ris Park in the island's northeast is most likely a saltwater crocodile, more commonly found in neighbouring Malaysia and Indonesia.

But experts urged the public to stay clear of the toothy animal.