Crocodylus raninus
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Scientific classification
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Clade: | Archosauromorpha |
| Clade: | Archosauriformes |
| Order: | Crocodilia |
| Family: | Crocodylidae |
| Genus: | Crocodylus |
| Species: | C. raninus
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| Binomial name | |
| Crocodylus raninus | |
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Crocodylus raninus,theBorneo crocodile,is an enigmaticspeciesoffreshwatercrocodileendemicto theSoutheastAsian island ofBorneo.[2]Itstaxonomicstatus is controversial and unclear: it has been considered by some authors as asynonymofCrocodylus porosus,although a redescription in 1990 and 1992 presented evidence of distinct identity.[3][4]Currently, it is considered to have been misidentifiedC. porosusorC. siamensis.
References
[edit]- ^"Appendices | CITES".cites.org.Retrieved2022-01-14.
- ^Anon.From crocs to croaks: Borneo's reptiles and amphibiansArchivedNovember 27, 2011, at theWayback Machine.Accessed on: 03:41, 4 August 2011 (UTC).
- ^Ross, Charles A. (1990)."Crocodylus raninusS. Müller and Schlegel, a valid species of crocodile (Reptilia: Crocodylidae) from Borneo ".Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington.103(4): 955–961.
- ^Ross, Charles A. (1992)."Designation of a lectotype forCrocodylus raninusS. Müller and Schlegel (Reptila: Crocodylidae), the Borneo crocodile ".Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington.105(2): 400–402.
Further reading
[edit]- Müller S,Schlegel H.1844.Over de Krokodillen van den Indischen Archipel.28 pp + Plates 1–3.InTemminck CJ.1839–1844.Verhandelingen over de natuurlijke geschiedenis der Nederlandsche overzeesche bezittingen, door de leden der Natuurkundige Commissie in Indië en andere Schrijvers.Leiden. 259 pp. + Plates 1-70. (Crocodilus biporcatus raninus,new subspecies). (inDutch).
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External links
[edit]- Crocodylus raninusArchived2013-12-05 at theWayback Machineaccount at TheReptile Database.
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