Crocodylus niloticus Laurenti, 1768

Baptista, Ninda L., António, Telmo & Branch, William R., 2019, The herpetofauna of Bicuar National Park and surroundings, southwestern Angola: a preliminary checklist, Amphibian & Reptile Conservation (e 203) 13 (2), pp. 96-130 : 121

publication ID	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13238919
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scientific name	Crocodylus niloticus Laurenti, 1768
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Crocodylus niloticus Laurenti, 1768 View in CoL

Nile Crocodile

Material: Interviews.

Comment: Staff from BNP referred to the existence of this species in the Cunene River, the eastern boundary of the park. Historical records mention its occurrence in the area ( Monard 1937b; Simões 1971).

References

Monard A. 1937 b. Contribution a l'herpetologie d'Angola. Arquivos do Museu Bocage 8: 19 - 154.

Simoes AP. 1971. Consideracoes acerca de Algumas Zonas de Proteccao da Fauna, Flora e Solo de Angola. Instituto de Investigacao Cientifica de Angola, Luanda, Angola. 78 p.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom	Animalia
Phylum	Chordata
Class	Reptilia
Order	Crocodylia
Family	Crocodylidae
Genus	Crocodylus

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