Dwarf crocodile
Also known as Osteolaemus tetraspis, West African dwarf crocodile, African dwarf crocodile, broad-snouted crocodile, bony crocodile
species of crocodile
Species
VulnerableDwarf Crocodile
Species
- PhylumChordata
- ClassCrocodylia
- FamilyCrocodylidae
Habitatfreshwater
Observations501
via IUCN
Wikidata facts
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- Osteolaemus tetraspis fg01.JPG
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The dwarf crocodile (Osteolaemus tetraspis), also known as the African dwarf crocodile, West African dwarf crocodile, broad-snouted crocodile (a name more often used for the Asian mugger crocodile) or bony crocodile, is an African osteolaemine crocodile that is also the smallest extant living species of crocodile.
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