REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS OF THE WORLD - CROCODILES & ALLIGATORS

CROCODILES & ALLIGATORS OF THE WORLD

SLENDER-SNOUTED CROCODILES
Mecistops cataphractus
Genus Mecistops

Western African Slender-snouted Crocodile	Mecistops cataphractus Distribution:- Western Africa
Central African Slender-snouted Crocodile	Mecistops leptorhynchus Distribution:- Central Africa

These species have only recently been split from Mecistops cataphractus and very little information is currently available.

Comments:- Grows to about 3 to 4 meters long (10 to13 ft)

Slender-snouted Crocodile (Mecistops cataphractus) photographed at Oceanogràfic, Valencia, Spain



Slender-snouted Crocodile (Mecistops cataphractus) photographed at Oceanogràfic, Valencia, Spain



Slender-snouted Crocodile (Mecistops cataphractus) photographed at Oceanogràfic, Valencia, Spain



Slender-snouted Crocodile (Mecistops sp) - Bali Reptile Park (Rimba Reptile Park), Bali

Slender-snouted Crocodile (Mecistops sp) - Bali Reptile Park (Rimba Reptile Park), Bali



Slender-snouted Crocodile(Mecistops sp)- St. Augustine Alligator Farm (Florida)

Slender-snouted Crocodile(Mecistops sp) - St. Augustine Alligator Farm (Florida)



Slender-snouted Crocodile(Mecistops cataphractus) skull



Slender-snouted Crocodile(Mecistops cataphractus) skull



LINKS

West African slender-snouted crocodile
Wikipedia

Central African slender-snouted crocodile
Wikipedia

Seven Distinct African Crocodile Species,
Not Just Three, Biologists Show
Science Daily

Rigorous approaches to species delimitation
have significant implications for African
crocodilian systematics and conservation
The Royal Society

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Updated July 18, 2024

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