Crocodylus palustris

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 palustris

Name

Crocodylus palustris Lesson, 1831

Type locality: Mainland India; restricted to Ganges by Lesson (1834: 305)

Cultural

National reptile of Pakistan

Synonyms

Crocodilus palustris Lesson, 1831
Crocodylus palustris — King & Burke, 1989
Crocodylus palustris — Ziesmann et al., 2007

References

Lesson, R.P. 1834. Reptiles. pp. 291-336, pls. 1-7. In: I.G.S. Bélanger (ed.), Voyage aux Indes-Orientales, par le Nord de l'Europe, les Provinces du Caucase, la Géorgie, l'Armenie, et la Perse, . . . pendant les années 1825-29. Zoologie. A. Bertrand, Paris. xxxix + 535 p.
Crocodylus palustris at the New Reptile Database. Accessed on 16 August 2009.
IUCN: Crocodylus palustris Lesson, 1831 (Vulnerable)
Crocodylus palustris Lesson, 1831 – Taxon details on Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS).

Vernacular names

বাংলা: স্বাদুপানির কুমির
Deutsch: Sumpfkrokodil
English: Mugger crocodile, Swamp crocodile
suomi: Suokrokotiili
日本語: ヌマワニ
polski: Krokodyl błotny
português: Crocodilo-persa
srpskohrvatski / српскохрватски: Močvarni krokodil
தமிழ்: சதுப்புநில முதலை