Osteolaemus tetraspis

Osteolaemus tetraspis

Taxonavigation

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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: Osteolaemus
Species: Osteolaemus tetraspis
Subspecies: O. t. osborni - O. t. tetraspis

Name

Osteolaemus tetraspis Cope, 1861

Type locality: Ogowe River, Gabon

Synonyms

• Osteolaemus tetraspis Cope, 1861
• Crocodilus frontatus Murray, 1862
• Crocodilus frontatus — Murray, 1862
• Crocodilus frontatus — Bocage, 1866
• Halcrosia afzelii Lilljeborg, 1867
• Halcrosia nigra Gray, 1867
• Halcrosia nigra — Gray, 1870
• Osteolaemus tetraspis – Boulenger, 1889
• Osteoblepharon osborni — Schmidt, 1919
• Osteolaemus tetraspis tetraspis Wermuth & Mertens, 1961
• Osteolaemus tetraspis — Spawls et al., 2001

References

• Cope, E.D. 1861. "Recent species of Emydosaurian reptiles represented in the Museum of the Academy." Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia 1860: 549-551
• Osteolaemus tetraspis at the New Reptile Database. Accessed on 16 August 2009.

• IUCN link: Osteolaemus tetraspis Cope, 1861 (Vulnerable)
• Osteolaemus tetraspis Cope, 1861 Report on ITIS

Vernacular names

English: Dwarf crocodile, West African Dwarf Crocodile, African Broad-nosed Crocodile, Rough-backed Crocodile
日本語: ニシアフリカコビトワニ
Polski: Krokodyl krótkopyski
Português: Crocodilo-anão
Suomi: Kääpiökrokotiili