West African crocodile
The West African crocodile or desert crocodile (Crocodylus suchus) is a species of crocodile. [1]
| West African crocodile | |
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| Specimen in Bazoulé, Burkina Faso | |
Scientific classification 
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| Unrecognized taxon (fix): | Crocodyloidea |
| Family: | Crocodylidae |
| Genus: | Crocodylus |
| Species: | C. suchus
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| Binomial name | |
| Crocodylus suchus Geoffroy, 1807
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Where they live
The West African crocodile lives in West and Central Africa. From the east to South Sudan and Uganda, and south of Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Other countries where they live include Mauritania, Benin, Liberia, Guinea-Bissau, Nigeria, Niger, Cameroon, Chad, Sierra Leone, Central African Republic, Equatorial Guinea, Senegal, Mali, Guinea, Gambia, Burkina Faso, Ghana, Gabon, Togo, Ivory Coast and Republic of Congo.
West African Crocodile Media
Skull of a mummified specimen of C. suchus, 1870s
Freshwater crocodile white background
Crocodylus porosus white background
Siamese Crocodile white background
Mugger crocodile white background
Nile crocodile white background
Cuban crocodile white background
American crocodile white background
A West African crocodile in captivity
CT scan of a mummified crocodile mother with juveniles on her back
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References
- ↑ "Crocodylus suchus". The Reptile Database. Retrieved 2020-08-22.