Osteolaemus tetraspis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Eusuchia
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Subclassis: Diapsida Cladus: Sauria Infraclassis: Archosauromorpha Cladus: Crurotarsi Divisio: Archosauria Subsectio: Pseudosuchia Cladus: Suchia Cladus: Paracrocodylomorpha Cladus: Loricata Superordo: Crocodylomorpha Ordo: Crocodilia Cladus: Mesoeucrocodylia Cladus: Neosuchia Subordo: Eusuchia

Familia: Crocodylidae
Subfamilia: Crocodylinae
Genus: Osteolaemus
Species: Osteolaemus tetraspis

Name

Osteolaemus tetraspis Cope, 1861

Type locality: Ogowe River, Gabon

Synonyms

Crocodilus frontatus Murray, 1862
Halcrosia afzelii Lilljeborg, 1867
Halcrosia nigra Gray, 1867

References

Primary references

Cope, E.D. [1860] 1861. List of the recent species of Emydosaurian Reptiles in the Museum of the Academy of Natural Sciences. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 12: 549–550. BHL Reference page.
Lilljeborg, W. 1867. Description of Halcrosia afzelii, a new crocodile from Sierra Leone, West Africa. Proc. Zool. Soc. London 1867: 715–718.

Links

IUCN: Osteolaemus tetraspis Cope, 1861 (Vulnerable)
Osteolaemus tetraspis Cope, 1861 – Taxon details on Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS).

Vernacular names

Deutsch: Stumpfkrokodil
English: West African Dwarf Crocodile
suomi: Kääpiökrokotiili
magyar: Tompaorrú krokodil
日本語: ニシアフリカコビトワニ
polski: Krokodyl krótkopyski
português: Crocodilo-anão
ไทย: จระเข้แคระ

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