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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| Crocodylus raninus | |
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Crocodylus raninus, the Borneo crocodile, is an enigmatic species of freshwater crocodile endemic to the Southeast Asian island of Borneo.[2] Its taxonomic status is controversial and unclear: it has been considered by some authors as a synonym of Crocodylus porosus, although a redescription in 1990 and 1992 presented evidence of distinct identity.[3][4] Currently, it is considered to have been misidentified C. porosus or C. siamensis.
References
[edit]- ^ "Appendices | CITES". cites.org. Retrieved 2022-01-14.
- ^ Anon. From crocs to croaks: Borneo's reptiles and amphibians Archived November 27, 2011, at the Wayback Machine. Accessed on: 03:41, 4 August 2011 (UTC).
- ^ Ross, Charles A. (1990). "Crocodylus raninus S. 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 for Crocodylus raninus S. 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. In Temminck 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). (in Dutch).
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External links
[edit]- Crocodylus raninus Archived 2013-12-05 at the Wayback Machine account at The Reptile Database.
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