Crocodylus
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Familia: Crocodylidae
Subfamilia: Crocodylinae
Genus: Crocodylus
Species: C. acutus – C. cataphractus – C. intermedius – C. johnsoni – C. mindorensis – C. moreletii – C. niloticus – C. novaeguineae – C. palustris – C. porosus – C. raninus – C. rhombifer – C. siamensis – C. suchus – †C. anthropophagus – †C. thorbjarnarsoni – †C. palaeindicus
Name [edit]
- Crocodylus Laurenti, 1768
- Type species: Crocodylus niloticus Laurenti, 1768
Synonyms [edit]
- Mecistops [valid?]
- Oopholis
- ?Oxycrocodylus
- Philas
References [edit]
- Hekkala, E. et al. (early view, 2011): An ancient icon reveals new mysteries: mummy DNA resurrects a cryptic species within the Nile crocodile. Molecular ecology, doi: 10.1111/j.1365-294X.2011.05245.x
- Laurenti, J. N. 1768. Syn. Rept., 53.
- McAliley, L.R.; Willis, R.E.; Ray, D.A.; White, P.S.; Brochu, C.A.; Densmore, L.D., III 2006: Are crocodiles really monophyletic? — Evidence for subdivisions from sequence and morphological data. Molecular phylogenetics and evolution, 39(1): 16-32. doi: 10.1016/j.ympev.2006.01.012
- Meredith, R.W.; Hekkala, E.R.; Amato, G.; Gatesy, J. (in press, 2011): A phylogenetic hypothesis for Crocodylus (Crocodylia) based on mitochondrial DNA: evidence for a trans-Atlantic voyage from Africa to the New World. Molecular phylogenetics and evolution, doi: 10.1016/j.ympev.2011.03.026
links [edit]
- ION
- Nomenclator Zoologicus
- Crocodylus at the New Reptile Database. Accessed on 23 October 2009.
Vernacular names [edit]
English: Crocodile
español: Cocodrilo
македонски: Крокодили
日本語: クロコダイル属
português: Crocodilo
svenska: Crocodylus
ไทย: จระเข้, ไอ้เข้, ตะเข้