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    Species Accepted

    Mecistops cataphractus (Cuvier, 1825)

    IUCNCritically Endangered

    Classification and descendants

    Source: Catalogue of Life

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      Synonyms and combinations

      Source: Catalogue of Life

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      Vernacular names

      Source: Catalogue of Life

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      African Gavial English
      African Sharp-nosed Crocodile English
      African slender-snouted crocodile English
      Coccodrillo catafratto Italian
      Cocodrilo Hociquifino Africano Spanish
      Cocodrilo africano de hocico delgado occidental Spanish
      Crocodile à museau allongé d'Afrique French
      Crocodilo-de-focinho-delgado-ocidental Portuguese
      Faux gavial Africaine French
      Faux-gavial d'Afrique French

      Treatments

      Source: Catalogue of Life
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      Bibliography

      Source: Catalogue of Life

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      Trutnau, L., & Sommerlad, R. (2006). Crocodilians. Their natural history and captive husbandry. Edition Chimaira, Frankfurt, 646 Pp. [Review in Reptilia GB 48: 8-10].
      Ross, Franklin D. (2006). West African range map omissions. Crocodile Specialist Group Newsletter 25(1):23-24. [.
      Sommerlad, R. (2011). Krokodile – Reptiliengiganten in Gefahr. Reptilia (Münster) 16 (87): 16-22.
      Ross, Franklin D. (2006). East Africa range map upgrade. Crocodile Specialist Group Newsletter 25(1):23.
      Aoki, R. (1976). On the generic status of Mecitops (Crocodylidae) and the origin of Tomistoma and Gavialis. Bull. Atagawa Inst. 6-7: 23-30.
      Mook, C. C. (1921). Skull characters of Recent Crocodilia with notes on the affinities of the Recent genera. Bull. Amer. Mus. Nat. Hist. 44 (13): 123-268.
      Wermuth, H., and K. Fuchs. (1983). In: P. Dollinger (ed.), Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora Identification Manual. Volume 5: Parts and Derivatives II. Secretariat for the Convention, Lausanne, Switzerland.
      Trape, J.F.; Trape, S. & Chirio, L. (2012). Lézards, crocodiles et tortues d’Afrique occidentale et du Sahara. IRD Orstom, 503 Pp.
      Pauwels, O.S.G.; Victor Mamonekene; Pierre Dumont; William R. Branch; Marius Burger and Sébastien Lavoué. (2003). DIET RECORDS FOR CROCODYLUS CATAPHRACTUS (REPTILIA: CROCODYLIDAE) AT LAKE DIVANGUI, OGOOUÉ-MARITIME PROVINCE, SOUTHWESTERN GABON. Hamadryad 27 (2): 200 – 204.

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