Crocodylus porosus

Crocodylus porosus, Kinabatangan River, Bilit, Sabah, Malaysia

Video of Crocodylus porosus, Adelaide River, Australia

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 porosus

Name

Crocodylus porosus Schneider, 1801

• Type locality: Unknown; designated as "Ceylon" (=Sri Lanka) by Mertens (1960: 271)
• Holotype: Lectotype ZMB 278 (Crocodilus porosus Schneider, 1801; see Mertens, 1960), holotype BMNH [Oopholis pondicherianus Gray, 1862]

Synonyms

• Crocodylus natans Meyer, 1795 (nomen oblitum)
• Crocodilus porosus Schneider, 1801
• Crocodilus oopholis Schneider 1801
• Crocodilus biporcatus Cuvier, 1807
• Crocodilus biporcatus — Duméril & Bibron, 1836
• Crocodilus biporcatus raninus Müller & Schlegel, 1844
• Oopholis pondicherianus Gray, 1862
• Crocodylus porosus australis Deraniyagala, 1953
• Crocodylus porosus minikanna Deraniyagala, 1953
• Crocodilus raninus — Ross, 1990
• Crocodylus porosus — Cox et al., 1998
• Crocodylus porosus — Cogger, 2000
• Crocodylus raninus — Martin, 2008

References

• Schneider, Johann Gottlob 1801. Historiae Amphibiorum naturalis et literariae. Fasciculus secundus continens Crocodilos, Scincos, Chamaesauras, Boas. Pseudoboas, Elapes, Angues. Amphisbaenas et Caecilias. Frommani, Jena. 374 pp.
• Tabora, J.A.G., Hinlo, M.R.P., Bailey, C.A., Lei, R., Pomares, C.C., Rebong, G., van Weerd, M., Engberg, S.E., Brenneman, R.A. & Louis, E.E., Jr. 2012. Detection of Crocodylus mindorensis x Crocodylus porosus (Crocodylidae) hybrids in a Philippine crocodile systematics analysis. Zootaxa 3560: 1–31. Preview Reference page. 
• Crocodylus porosus at the New Reptile Database. Accessed on 16 August 2009.
• IUCN: Crocodylus porosus Schneider, 1801 (Least Concern)
• Crocodylus porosus Schneider, 1801 – Taxon details on Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS).

Vernacular names

Basa Bali: Buaya pasih
বাংলা: লোনা পানির কুমির
čeština: Krokodýl mořský
Deutsch: Leistenkrokodil
English: Saltwater Crocodile
español: Cocodrilo marino
suomi: Suistokrokotiili
français: Crocodile à double crête
galego: Crocodilo de auga salgada
עברית: תנין הים
Bahasa Indonesia: Buaya muara
日本語: イリエワニ
Bahasa Melayu: Buaya katak
Nederlands: Zeekrokodil
polski: Krokodyl różańcowy
português: Crocodilo de água salgada
русский: Гребнистый крокодил
svenska: Deltakrokodil
தமிழ்: கழிமுக முதலை
ไทย: จระเข้น้ำเค็ม
Türkçe: Tuzlu su timsahı

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