West African crocodile
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The West African crocodile, desert crocodile, or sacred crocodile (Crocodylus suchus)[2] is a species of crocodile related to — and often confused with — the larger and more aggressive Nile crocodile (C. niloticus).[3][4]
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West African crocodile | |
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Specimen in Bazoulé, Burkina Faso | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Clade: | Archosauromorpha |
Clade: | Archosauriformes |
Order: | Crocodilia |
Family: | Crocodylidae |
Genus: | Crocodylus |
Species: | C. suchus |
Binomial name | |
Crocodylus suchus Geoffroy, 1807 | |
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