Nile crocodile
(Reguidit frae Crocodylus niloticus)
The Nile crocodile (Crocodylus niloticus) is an African crocodile an mey be conseedered the seicont lairgest extant reptile in the warld, efter the sautwatter crocodile (Crocodylus porosus).[2]
Nile crocodile | |
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Nile crocodile in Gulu, Uganda | |
Scientific classification | |
Kinrick: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Order: | Crocodylia |
Faimily: | Crocodylidae |
Genus: | Crocodylus |
Species: | C. niloticus |
Binomial name | |
Crocodylus niloticus Laurenti, 1768
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Range cairt frae afore the Wast African crocodile wis conseedered separate | |
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References eedit
- ↑ Isberg, S.; Combrink, X.; Lippai, C. & Balaguera-Reina, S. A. (2019). "Crocodylus niloticus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T45433088A3010181. Retrieved 12 October 2019. Cite uses deprecated parameter
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(help) - ↑ Wood, Gerald (1983). The Guinness Book of Animal Facts and Feats. Sterling Pub Co Inc. ISBN 978-0-85112-235-9