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Mecistops cataphractus
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species of slender-snouted crocodile
OverviewAI-generated
Mecistops cataphractus, commonly known as the African slender-snouted crocodile, is a species within the family Crocodylidae. It belongs to the class Crocodylia and the phylum Chordata, with its parent taxon identified as slender-snouted crocodiles. The species was originally described by Cuvier in 1825 and is currently accepted as a valid taxon.
The IUCN Red List classifies this species as Critically Endangered, a status assigned in 2014. Its habitat is freshwater. Records from various institutions, including UF, MNHN, YPM, GNM, and NHMUK, document occurrences in countries such as Gabon, the Central African Republic, and the United States. A total of 483 occurrences have been recorded, alongside 19 specific records and 11 media items.
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Species
Critically EndangeredSPECIES
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassCrocodylia
- FamilyCrocodylidae
二名法 Crocodylus cataphractus 非洲狹吻鱷（學名Crocodylus cataphractus）是一種中型鱷魚，身長約為有3至4米，主要棲身於西非至中非的濕地，因為嘴形偏狹而得名。牠們主要以進食魚類、兩棲類及甲殼類為生。 最近的基因研究表明，非洲狹吻鱷与其它鳄属动物亲缘关系较远，将独立成一属（仍在鳄科之下）。 这是一篇鱷魚小作品。你可以通过编辑或修订扩充其内容。 查 论 编 ^ Shirley, M.H. Crocodylus cataphractus. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2014.1. International Union for Conservation of Nature. 2014 [2018-08-04]. 取自“https://zh.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=非洲狹吻鱷&oldid=50725604” 分类： IUCN極危物種 鱷科 隐藏分类： TaxoboxLatinName 本地相关图片与维基数据不同 全部小作品 鱷類小作品 CS1含有外文文本
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 19
- With media
- 11
- Family
- Crocodylidae
- Collections
- UF, MNHN, YPM, GNM, NHMUK
- Recorded in
- Gabon, RéPublique Centrafricaine, United States, Afrique, Sans Origine, Liberia, Kongo, Cameroon
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- slender-snouted crocodiles
- Image
- Crocodylus cataphractus faux-gavial d'Afrique2.JPG
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- taxon rank
- species
- IUCN conservation status
- Critically Endangered
- taxon name
- Mecistops cataphractus
- Commons category
- Mecistops cataphractus
- taxon common name
- Slender-snouted Crocodile
- Commons gallery
- Crocodylus cataphractus
- short name
- M. cataphractus
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Encyclopedic overview
The West African slender-snouted crocodile (Mecistops cataphractus), or slender-snouted crocodile, is a critically endangered species of African crocodile. It is one of five species of crocodile in Africa, the other four being the Central African slender-snouted, Nile, West African and dwarf crocodiles.
The slender-snouted crocodile (M. cataphractus) was thought to be distributed across west Africa and into central Africa but the central African species has been separated as the Central African slender-snouted crocodile (M. leptorhynchus) based on studies in 2014 and 2018 that indicated that both were distinct species. The name cataphractus is retained for the West African species as that species was described first based on specimens from western Africa. The two species diverged about 6.5–7.5 mya, living in different river drainage zones that were geographically separated from each other by the Cameroon Line.
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