REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS OF THE WORLD - CROCODILES & ALLIGATORS

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CROCODILES & ALLIGATORS OF THE WORLD

AFRICAN DWARF CROCODILE
Osteolaemus tetraspis

There are 2 subspecies listed below

COMMON NAME
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SCIENTIFIC NAME
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DISTRIBUTION

Central African Dwarf Crocodile

Osteolaemus tetraspis tetraspis


(Found in the Ogooué Basin - Central Africa)

Congo (or Osborn's) Dwarf Crocodile

Osteolaemus tetraspis osborni


(Found in the Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaire)


This species grows to about 1.5  metres (5 ft)

African Dwarf Crocodile Osteolaemus Osteolaemus tetraspis  
African Dwarf Crocodile (Osteolaemus tetraspis)

African Dwarf Crocodile Osteolaemus Osteolaemus tetraspis
African Dwarf Crocodile (Osteolaemus tetraspis)

African Dwarf Crocodile (Osteolaemus tetraspis) photographed at the Kerdanet Terrarium, Brittany, France
African Dwarf Crocodile (Osteolaemus tetraspis) photographed at the Kerdanet Terrarium, Brittany, France


African Dwarf Crocodile (Osteolaemus tetraspis) photographed at the Kerdanet Terrarium, Brittany, France
African Dwarf Crocodile (Osteolaemus tetraspis) photographed at the Kerdanet Terrarium, Brittany, France

 African Dwarf Crocodile (Osteolaemus tetraspis) photographed at the Kerdanet Terrarium, Brittany, France
African Dwarf Crocodile (Osteolaemus tetraspis) photographed at the Kerdanet Terrarium, Brittany, France

 


African Dwarf Crocodile (Osteolaemus tetraspis) photographed at the Kerdanet Terrarium, Brittany, France
African Dwarf Crocodile (Osteolaemus tetraspis) photographed at the Kerdanet Terrarium, Brittany, France


LINKS

Osteolaemus tetraspis COPE, 1861
The Reptile Database

Dwarf crocodile
Wikipedia

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