Crocodylus johnsoni

Crocodylus johnstoni

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Eusuchia

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Subclassis: Diapsida Cladus: Sauria Infraclassis: Archosauromorpha Cladus: Crurotarsi Cladus: Archosauria Subsectio: Pseudosuchia Cladus: Suchia Cladus: Paracrocodylomorpha Cladus: Loricata Superordo: Crocodylomorpha Ordo: Crocodilia Cladus: Mesoeucrocodylia Cladus: Neosuchia Subordo: Eusuchia

Familia: Crocodylidae
Subfamilia: Crocodylinae
Genus: Crocodylus
Species: Crocodylus johnsoni

Name

Crocodylus johnsoni Krefft, 1873

Type locality: "Cashmere, upper Herbert River, Qld" (= Queensland), Australia

Holotype: 4627

Etymology: johnsoni: named in appreciation after British explorer and botanist Harry Hamilton Johnston, who first reported this species.

Synonyms

• Crocodylus johnsoni Krefft, 1873
• Tomistoma kreffti Gray in Krefft, 1873 (nomen nudum)
• Crocodilus (Philas) johnstoni — Gray, 1874
• Crocodylus johnstoni — Cogger, 2000
• Crocodylus johnsoni — Zug et al., 2001

References

• Krefft,G. 1873. "Remarks on Australian crocodiles, and description of a new species." Proc. Zool. Soc. London 1873: 334–335
• Gray,J.E. 1874. "On Crocodilus johnstoni, Krefft." Proc. Zool. Soc. London 1874: 177–178
• IUCN: Crocodylus johnsoni Krefft, 1873 (Least Concern)
• Crocodylus johnsoni Krefft, 1873 – Taxon details on Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS).
• Crocodylus johnsoni at the New Reptile Database. Accessed on 4 August 2009.

Vernacular names

čeština: Krokodýl Johnstonův
Deutsch: Australisches Süßwasserkrokodil
English: Freshwater Crocodile, Johnstone River Crocodile
suomi: Australiankrokotiili
日本語: オーストラリアワニ
polski: Krokodyl australijski
português: Crocodilo-de-água-doce-australiano