West African crocodile
species of reptile
The West African crocodile or desert crocodile (Crocodylus suchus) is a species of crocodile. [1]
| West African crocodile | |
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| Specimen in Bazoulé, Burkina Faso | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Crocodilia |
| Family: | Crocodylidae |
| Genus: | Crocodylus |
| Species: | C. suchus
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| Binomial name | |
| Crocodylus suchus Geoffroy, 1807
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Where they live
changeThe West African crocodile lives in West and Central Africa. From the east to South Sudan and Uganda, and south of Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Other countries where they live include Mauritania, Benin, Liberia, Guinea-Bissau, Nigeria, Niger, Cameroon, Chad, Sierra Leone, Central African Republic, Equatorial Guinea, Senegal, Mali, Guinea, Gambia, Burkina Faso, Ghana, Gabon, Togo, Ivory Coast and Republic of Congo.
References
change- ↑ "Crocodylus suchus". The Reptile Database. Retrieved 2020-08-22.
