Crocodylus niloticus

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 niloticus
Subspecies: C. n. africanus – C. n. chamses – C. n. cowiei – C. n. madagascariensis – C. n. niloticus – C. n. pauciscutatus

Name

Crocodylus niloticus Laurenti, 1768

Type locality: India and Egypt; restricted by Fuchs et al. (1974) to "Ägypten" (= Egypt)

Synonyms

Crocodylus niloticus Laurenti, 1768
Crocodilus vulgaris Cuvier, 1807
Crocodilus multiscutatus Rüppell in Cretzschmar, 1826
Crocodilus marginatus Geoffroy, 1827
Crocodilus vulgaris — Duméril & Bibron, 1836
Crocodilus vulgaris — Baikie, 1857 (?)
Crocodilus vulgaris — Murray, 1863
Crocodilus madagascariensis Grandidier, 1872
Crocodilus vulgaris var. madagascariensis Boettger, 1877
Crocodilus vulgaris — Fischer, 1884
Crocodylus niloticus — Schmidt, 1919
Crocodylus niloticus — Auerbach, 1987
Crocodylus niloticus — Glaw & Vences, 1994

References

Laurenti, J. N. (1768). Specimen medicum, exhibens synopsin reptilium emendatam cum experimentis circa venena et antidota reptilium austracorum, quod authoritate et consensu. Vienna, Joan. Thomae 217 pp.
Hekkala, E. et al. (early view, 2011). An ancient icon reveals new mysteries: mummy DNA resurrects a cryptic species within the Nile crocodile. Molecular Ecology DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-294X.2011.05245.x
Crocodylus niloticus at the New Reptile Database. Accessed on 20 Jule 2009.
IUCN: Crocodylus niloticus Laurenti, 1768 (Least Concern)

Vernacular names

žemaitėška: Nila kruokodėls
български: Нилски крокодил
brezhoneg: Krokodil an Nil
čeština: Krokodýl nilský
Deutsch: Nilkrokodil
English: Nile Crocodile
suomi: Niilinkrokotiili
français: Crocodile du Nil
עברית: תנין היאור
hrvatski: Nilski krokodil
magyar: Nílusi krokodil
Bahasa Indonesia: Buaya sungai Nil
íslenska: Nílarkrókódíll
日本語: ナイルワニ
lingála: Nkɔ́li
lietuvių: Nilo krokodilas
latviešu: Nīlas krokodils
македонски: Нилски крокодил
Nederlands: Nijlkrokodil
norsk nynorsk: Nilkrokodille
norsk: Nilkrokodille
polski: Krokodyl nilowy
português: Crocodilo-do-nilo
română: Crocodilul de Nil
русский: Нильский крокодил
slovenčina: Krokodíl nílsky
српски / srpski: Нилски крокодил
svenska: Nilkrokodil
Kiswahili: Mamba
தமிழ்: நைல் முதலை
ไทย: จระเข้แม่น้ำไนล์
Türkçe: Nil timsahı
українська: Нільський крокодил
Tiếng Việt: Cá sấu sông Nin
粵語: 尼羅鱷
中文: 尼羅鱷

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