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Mecistops cataphractus (Cuvier, 1825)

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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 English
African slender-snouted crocodile in language.
Panzerkrokodil in language.
Slender-snouted crocodile in language.

Bibliographic References

  1. Aoki, R. (1976) On the generic status of Mecitops (Crocodylidae) and the origin of Tomistoma and Gavialis.: Bull. Atagawa Inst. 6-7: 23-30
  2. Burger, M.; Branch, W.R. & Channing, A. (2004) Amphibians and Reptiles of Monts Doudou, Gabon: Species Turnover Along an Elevational Gradient.: California Academy of Sciences Memoir 28: 145–186
  3. Böhme, Wolfgang, Mark-Oliver Rödel, Christian Brede & Philipp Wagner (2011) The reptiles (Testudines, Squamata, Crocodylia) of the forested southeast of the Republic Guinea (Guinée forestière), wit a country-wide checklist.: Bonn zoological Bulletin 60 (1): 35-61
  4. Carlino, P. & Pauwels, O.S.G. (2015) An Updated Reptile List of Ivindo National Park, the Herpetofaunal Hotspot of Gabon.: Bull. Chicago Herp. Soc. 50(3): 25-39
  5. Chirio, L. & Lebreton, M. (2007) Atlas des reptiles du Cameroun.: MNHN, IRD, Paris 688 pp.
  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
  7. Duméril, A.M. C. and G. Bibron. (1836) Erpetologie Générale ou Histoire Naturelle Complete des Reptiles. Vol.3.: Libr. Encyclopédique Roret, Paris, 528 pp.
  8. Falconer,H. (1846) Notes upon two crania of crocodiles in the Belfast museum.: Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (1) 18: 361-364
  9. Fuchs, K., R. Mertens, and H. Wermuth. (1974) Zum Status vom Crocodylus cataphractus und Osteolaemus tetraspis.: Stuttgarter Beiträge zur Naturkunde. Serie A (Biologie) 266: 1-8
  10. Gossmann, V.; Lötters, S.; Obame, F. & Böhme, W. (2002) Zur Herpetofauna Gabuns. Teil II: Kommentierte Artenliste der gefundenen Reptilien, Bemerkungen zur Artenvielfalt.: Herpetofauna 24 (136): 19-33
  11. King, F. W., and R. L. Burke, eds., 1989: null. Crocodilian, Tuatara, and Turtle Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference.
  12. Krysko, K.K.; Enge, K.M.; Donlan, E.M.; Golden, E.Z.; Burgess, J.P. & Larson, K.W. (2009) THE NON-MARINE HERPETOFAUNA OF KEY BISCAYNE, FLORIDA.: Herp. Cons. Biol. 5 (1):132-142
  13. McAliley, L. Rex, R. E. Willis, D. A. Ray, P. S. White, C. A. Brochu, and L. D. Densmore III, 1996: Are crocodiles really monophyletic?-Evidence for subdivisions from sequence and morphological data. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, vol. 39, no. 1. 16-32.
  14. McAliley, L. Rex; Ray E. Willis, David A. Ray, P. Scott White, Christopher A. Brochu and Llewellyn D. Densmore III (2006) Are crocodiles really monophyletic?—Evidence for subdivisions from sequence and morphological data.: Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 39 (1): 16-32
  15. Meurer, A. (2015) Private Pflege und Nachzucht bedrohter Krokodile.: Terraria Elaphe 2016 (1): 66-74
  16. Miles, Lee G.; Stacey L. Lance; Sally R. Isberg; Chris Moran; Travis C. Glenn (2009) Cross-species ampli?cation of microsatellites in crocodilians: assessment and applications for the future.: Conserv Genet. 10:935–954
  17. Mook, C.C. (1921) Skull characters of Recent Crocodilia with notes on the affinities of the Recent genera.: Bull. Amer. Mus. Nat. Hist. 44 (13): 123-268
  18. Nickel, H. & Auliya, M. (2004) Krokodile - faszinierende Überlebenskünstler.: Draco 5 (20): 4-19
  19. Padial, J. M. (2006) COMMENTED DISTRIBUTIONAL LIST OF THE REPTILES OF MAURITANIA (WEST AFRICA).: Graellsia, 62(2): 159-178
  20. Pauwels, O.S.G. & Vande weghe, J.P. (2008) Les reptiles du Gabon.: Smithsonian Institution, Washington: 272 pp.
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