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The Siamese crocodile, scientifically named *Crocodylus siamensis*, is a species within the genus *Crocodylus*. It belongs to the family Crocodylidae, class Crocodylia, and phylum Chordata. The taxon was described by Schneider in 1801 and holds an accepted status in biological records.
This freshwater inhabitant is listed as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, a status recorded in 2012. It is also included in Appendix I of CITES. The species is known by several common names, including Cocodrilo de Siam and Crocodile du Siam.
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Vinony catalogs Siamese crocodile in its Critically Endangered Species collection (9,479 entries).
Vinony's link graph records 132 inbound references to Siamese crocodile, and connects out to Myanmar, Crocodilia and Crocodylus porosus.
Vinony files it under Apex predators, Critically endangered fauna of Asia and Crocodilians of Asia.
Vinony links it to 49 Wikipedia language editions.
Species
Critically EndangeredSpecies
- PhylumChordata
- ClassCrocodylia
- FamilyCrocodylidae
本文介紹的是現代的暹羅鱷（Crocodylus siamensis）。關於白堊紀的暹羅鱷（Siamosuchus），請見「暹羅鱷 (白堊紀)」。 二名法 Crocodylus siamensisSchneider, 1801 綠色部份為暹羅鱷的全球分佈 暹羅鱷（學名Crocodylus siamensis），又名泰國鱷、暹羅淡水鱷，為一種中型鱷魚，成年鱷魚最長可達到4米，常見的也有3米長，幼鱷孵出時則約25厘米長。暹羅鱷的吻長度中等，稍凹，長度約為吻基寬度的1.5至1.6倍。兩眼眶前邊有一對短的尖銳棱嵴，額上介乎於兩眼眶之間有一個明顯的眶。 目录 1 分佈 2 保育狀況 3 參考文獻 4 外部連結 分佈 暹羅鱷主要分佈於東南亞的婆羅洲、印尼、馬來西亞、泰國以及越南等地，是一種棲息於淡水濕地的鱷魚品種。 保育狀況 目前保育學家對暹羅鱷認識不多，曾被一度認為這種鱷魚已經絕種。 參考文獻 ^ Bezuijen, M., Simpson, B., Behler, N., Daltry, J. & Tempsiripong, Y. Crocodylus siamensis. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2012. International Union for Conservation of Nature. 2012 [2018-08-04]. 《自然珍藏系列：兩生爬行類圖鑑》 ISBN 952-469-519-0 《揚子鱷研究》「世界鱷類概述」一文 ISBN 7-5428-3377-6
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Wikidata facts
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- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Crocodylus
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- Siamcroc.JPG
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- taxon rank
- species
- IUCN conservation status
- Critically Endangered
- taxon name
- Crocodylus siamensis
- Commons category
- Crocodylus siamensis
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- Crocodylus siamensis
- taxon common name
- Siamese Crocodile
- CITES Appendix
- Appendix I of CITES
- short name
- C. siamensis
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Encyclopedic overview
The Siamese crocodile (Crocodylus siamensis) is a medium-sized freshwater crocodile native to Indonesia ( East Kalimantan and possibly other areas historically), Laos, Cambodia, Thailand and Vietnam. Historical records from Myanmar remain unverified. The species is critically endangered and already extirpated from many regions. Its other common names include Siamese freshwater crocodile, Singapore small-grain, and soft-belly.
Phylogeny
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