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Crocodylus niloticus (Nile crocodile)

Reptilia

Taxonomy
Crocodylus niloticus was named by Laurenti (1768) [original spelling definitely Crocodylus]. It is extant. It is the type species of Crocodylus.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
C. bugtiensis, C. gaudensis

Synonyms
  • Crocodylus madagascariensis was named by Grandidier (1872) [Considered both a nomen nudum and a subjective junior synonym of Crocodylus niloticus]. It is extant. Its type specimen is None established, a skeleton.

    It was synonymized subjectively with Crocodylus niloticus by Brochu (2007).
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1768Crocodylus niloticus Laurenti p. 53
1872Crocodylus madagascariensis Grandidier
1902Crocodylus niloticus Hay p. 512
1930Crocodylus niloticus Hay p. 151
1978Crocodylus niloticus Tchernov and Van Couvering p. 860
2002Crocodylus niloticus Lang and Guilette p. 213
2003Crocodylus niloticus Storrs
2008Crocodylus niloticus Martinelli and Pais
2011Crocodylus niloticus Montefeltro et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
—Sauropsida
classReptilia
subclassEureptilia()
—Romeriida
—Diapsida()
RankNameAuthor
—Archosauromorpha(Huene 1946)
—Crocopoda
—ArchosauriformesGauthier 1986
—Eucrocopoda
—Archosauria()
—Pseudosuchia(Zittel 1890)
—SuchiaKrebs 1974
—Paracrocodylomorpha
—Loricata(Merrem 1820)
—Crocodylomorpha()
—Solidocrania
suborderCrocodyliformes
—MesoeucrocodyliaWhetstone and Whybrow 1983
—NeosuchiaClark 1988
suborderEusuchiaHuxley 1875
—Crocodylia(Owen 1842)
—LongirostresCuvier
—Crocodyloidea(Deraniyagala 1939)
—Crocodylidae(Cuvier 1807)
—Crocodylinae(Cuvier 1807)
genusCrocodylusLaurenti 1768
speciesniloticusLaurenti 1768

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Crocodylus niloticus Laurenti 1768 [Nile crocodile]
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Invalid names: Crocodylus madagascariensis Grandidier 1872 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available