Crocodylus niloticus

Crocodylus niloticus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Eusuchia

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Familia: Crocodylidae
Subfamilia: Crocodylinae
Genus: Crocodylus
Species: Crocodylus niloticus
Subspecies (6): C. n. africanus – C. n. chamses – C. n. cowiei – C. n. madagascariensis – C. n. niloticus – C. n. pauciscutatus

Name

Crocodylus niloticus Laurenti, 1768

Type locality: India and Egypt; restricted by Fuchs et al. (1974) to "Ägypten" (= Egypt)

Synonyms

• Crocodylus niloticus Laurenti, 1768
• Crocodilus vulgaris Cuvier, 1807
• Crocodilus multiscutatus Rüppell in Cretzschmar, 1826
• Crocodilus marginatus Geoffroy, 1827
• Crocodilus vulgaris — Duméril & Bibron, 1836
• Crocodilus vulgaris — Baikie, 1857 (?)
• Crocodilus vulgaris — Murray, 1863
• Crocodilus madagascariensis Grandidier, 1872
• Crocodilus vulgaris var. madagascariensis Boettger, 1877
• Crocodilus vulgaris — Fischer, 1884
• Crocodylus niloticus — Schmidt, 1919
• Crocodylus niloticus — Auerbach, 1987
• Crocodylus niloticus — Glaw & Vences, 1994

References

• 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. "Specimen medicum, exhibens synopsin reptilium emendatam cum experimentis circa venena et antidota reptilium austracorum, quod authoritate et consensu." Vienna, Joan. Thomae, 217 pp.
• Crocodylus niloticus at the New Reptile Database. Accessed on 20 Jule 2009.
• IUCN: Crocodylus niloticus Laurenti, 1768 (Least Concern)
• Crocodylus niloticus Laurenti, 1768 Report on ITIS

Vernacular names

Deutsch: Nilkrokodil
English: Nile Crocodile, Mamba
עברית: תנין היאור
日本語: ナイルワニ
polski: Krokodyl nilowy
português: Crocodilo-do-Nilo
suomi: Niilinkrokotiili
ไทย: จระเข้แม่น้ำไนล์

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