Mecistops cataphractus (Cuvier, 1825)

Dataset

GBIF Backbone Taxonomy

Rank

SPECIES

Classification

kingdom

Animalia

phylum

Chordata

class

Reptilia

order

Crocodylia

family

Crocodylidae

genus

Mecistops

species

Mecistops cataphractus

Name

Synonyms

Crocodilus cataphractus Duméril & Bibron, 1836

Crocodilus leptorhynchus Bennett, 1835

Crocodylus cataphractus Cuvier, 1825

Mecistops bennettii Gray, 1844

Homonyms

Mecistops cataphractus (Cuvier, 1825)

Common names

African Gavial in English

African Sharp-nosed Crocodile in English

African Slender-snouted Crocodile in English

African gharial in language.

African slender-snouted crocodile in language.

African slender-snouted crocodile in English

Panzerkrokodil in language.

Slender-snouted crocodile in language.

Bibliographic References

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6. Cuvier, G.L.C.F.D. (1825) Recherches sur les ossemens fossiles de quadrupèdes, où l'on rétablit les caractères du plusieurs espèces d'animaux que les révolutions du globe paroissent avoir détruites.: Dufour & d'Ocagne, Paris. ed. 3, 5 vols. [[Parts of this 5 volume edition are cited as appearing from 1821 to 1824; volume 5 appeared in 1825. It consists mostly of articles reprinted from Annales du Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris. See also Cuvie
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