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Crocodylus niloticus
Laurenti, 1768
- Nile crocodile
(reptile)
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Crocodylus (Genus)
..Crocodylus acutus (Species) - American crocodile
..†Crocodylus bambolii (Species)
..†Crocodylus checchiai (Species)
..Crocodylus intermedius (Species) - Orinoco crocodile
..Crocodylus johnsoni (Species) - Australian freshwater crocodile
..Crocodylus mindorensis (Species) - Mindoro crocodile
..Crocodylus moreletii (Species) - Belize crocodile
..Crocodylus novaeguineae (Species) - New Guinea crocodile
..†Crocodylus palaeindicus (Species)
..Crocodylus palustris (Species) - marsh crocodile
..†Crocodylus pigotti (Species)
..Crocodylus porosus (Species) - saltwater crocodile
..Crocodylus raninus (Species)
..Crocodylus rhombifer (Species) - Cuban crocodile
..Crocodylus siamensis (Species) - Siamese crocodile
..Crocodylus suchus (Species)
..Crocodylus niloticus (Species) - Nile crocodile
....Crocodylus niloticus africanus (Subspecies) - East African Nile crocodile
....Crocodylus niloticus chamses (Subspecies) - West African Nile crocodile
....Crocodylus niloticus corviei (Subspecies) - South African Nile crocodile
....Crocodylus niloticus madagascariensis (Subspecies) - Malagasy Nile crocodile
....Crocodylus niloticus niloticus (Subspecies) - Ethiopian Nile crocodile
....Crocodylus niloticus pauciscutatus (Subspecies) - Kenyan Nile crocodile
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Original generic combination
:
Types
Type of
:
Crocodylus
(Genus)
Laurenti, 1768
Ref:
P. Uetz et al. (eds.), 2016
: 16 Aug 2016.
Nominotypical taxon [ICZN]
:
Crocodylus niloticus niloticus
(Laurenti, 1768)
Synonyms
Synonymous name
:
Crocodylus madagascariensis
Grandidier, 1872
Ref:
PBDB
: 30 Apr 2013.
Vernacular Names (Dutch)
Full name
:
Nijlkrokodil
Ref:
B. Grzimek (ed.), 1973-1975
Vernacular Names (English)
Full name
:
Nile crocodile
Ref:
1997
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