Crocodylus porosus

Video of Crocodylus porosus, Adelaide River, Australia

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 Cladus: Sauropsida Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Cladus: Diapsida Cladus: Neodiapsida Cladus: Sauria Infraclassis: Archosauromorpha Cladus: Crurotarsi Cladus: Archosauria Subsectio: Pseudosuchia Cladus: Suchia Cladus: Paracrocodylomorpha Cladus: Loricata Superordo: Crocodylomorpha Ordo: Crocodilia Cladus: Mesoeucrocodylia Cladus: Neosuchia Subordo: Eusuchia

Familia: Crocodylidae
Subfamilia: Crocodylinae
Genus: Crocodylus
Species: Crocodylus porosus

Name

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., Hinlo, M.R.P., Bailey, C.A., Lei, R., Pomares, C.C., Rebong, G., van Weerd, M., Engberg, S.E., Brenneman, R.A. & Louis, E.E., Jr. 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 – Taxon details on Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS).

Vernacular names

Basa Bali: Buaya pasih
বাংলা: লোনা পানির কুমির
čeština: Krokodýl mořský
Deutsch: Leistenkrokodil
English: Saltwater Crocodile
español: Cocodrilo marino
suomi: Suistokrokotiili
français: Crocodile à double crête
galego: Crocodilo de auga salgada
עברית: תנין הים
Bahasa Indonesia: Buaya muara
日本語: イリエワニ
Bahasa Melayu: Buaya katak
Nederlands: Zeekrokodil
polski: Krokodyl różańcowy
português: Crocodilo de água salgada
русский: Гребнистый крокодил
svenska: Deltakrokodil
தமிழ்: கழிமுக முதலை
ไทย: จระเข้น้ำเค็ม
Türkçe: Tuzlu su timsahı
اردو: مگر مچھ