Crocodylus porosus

Crocodylus porosus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Eusuchia

Main Page 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 porosus

Name

video of a Crocodylus porosus

Crocodylus porosus Schneider, 1801

Type locality: Unknown; designated as "Ceylon" (=Sri Lanka) by Mertens (1960: 271)

Holotype: Lectotype ZMB 278 (Crocodilus porosus Schneider, 1801; see Mertens, 1960), holotype BMNH [Oopholis pondicherianus Gray, 1862]

Synonyms

• Crocodylus natans Meyer, 1795 (nomen oblitum)
• Crocodilus porosus Schneider, 1801
• Crocodilus oopholis Schneider 1801
• Crocodilus biporcatus Cuvier, 1807
• Crocodilus biporcatus — Duméril & Bibron, 1836
• Crocodilus biporcatus raninus Müller & Schlegel, 1844
• Oopholis pondicherianus Gray, 1862
• Crocodylus porosus australis Deraniyagala, 1953
• Crocodylus porosus minikanna Deraniyagala, 1953
• Crocodilus raninus — Ross, 1990
• Crocodylus porosus — Cox et al., 1998
• Crocodylus porosus — Cogger, 2000
• Crocodylus raninus — Martin, 2008

References

• Schneider, Johann Gottlob 1801. "Historiae Amphibiorum naturalis et literariae. Fasciculus secundus continens Crocodilos, Scincos, Chamaesauras, Boas. Pseudoboas, Elapes, Angues. Amphisbaenas et Caecilias." Frommani, Jena. 374 pp.
• Tabora, J.A.G. et al. 2012: Detection of Crocodylus mindorensis x Crocodylus porosus (Crocodylidae) hybrids in a Philippine crocodile systematics analysis. Zootaxa, 3560: 1-31. Preview reference page 
• Crocodylus porosus at the New Reptile Database. Accessed on 16 August 2009.
• IUCN: Crocodylus porosus Schneider, 1801 (Least Concern)
• Crocodylus porosus Schneider, 1801 Report on ITIS

Vernacular names

Bahasa Indonesia: Buaya muara
česky: Krokodýl mořský
Deutsch: Leistenkrokodil
English: Saltwater Crocodile, Estuarial Crocodile
español: Cocodrilo marino
français: Crocodile à double crête
עברית: תנין הים
Nederlands: Zeekrokodil
日本語: イリエワニ
polski: Krokodyl różańcowy
português: Crocodilo de água salgada
русский: Гребнистый крокодил
suomi: Suistokrokotiili
svenska: Deltakrokodil
ไทย: จระเข้น้ำเค็ม, ไอ้เคี่ยม
Türkçe: Tuzlu su timsahı

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