Crocodylus palustris

Crocodylus palustris

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Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Cladus: Chordata Craniata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Classis: Reptilia
Subclassis: Diapsida
Infraclassis: Archosauromorpha
Divisio: Archosauria
Subdivisio: Crurotarsi
Superordo: Crocodylomorpha
Ordo: Crocodilia
Subordo: Eusuchia
Familia: Crocodylidae
Subfamilia: Crocodylinae
Genus: Crocodylus
Species: Crocodylus palustris

Name

Crocodylus palustris Lesson, 1831

Type locality: Mainland India; restricted to Ganges by Lesson (1834: 305)

Cultural

National reptile of Pakistan

Synonyms

• Crocodilus palustris Lesson, 1831
• Crocodylus palustris — King & Burke, 1989
• Crocodylus palustris — Ziesmann et al., 2007

References

• Lesson, R.P. 1834. Reptiles. pp. 291-336, pls. 1-7. In: I.G.S. Bélanger (ed.), Voyage aux Indes-Orientales, par le Nord de l'Europe, les Provinces du Caucase, la Géorgie, l'Armenie, et la Perse, . . . pendant les années 1825-29. Zoologie. A. Bertrand, Paris. xxxix + 535 p.
• Crocodylus palustris at the New Reptile Database. Accessed on 16 August 2009.

• IUCN link: Crocodylus palustris Lesson, 1831 (Vulnerable)
• Crocodylus palustris Lesson, 1831 Report on ITIS

Vernacular names

Deutsch: Sumpfkrokodil
English: Mugger crocodile, Swamp crocodile
日本語: ヌマワニ
Polski: Krokodyl błotny
Português: Crocodilo-persa
Suomi: Suokrokotiili