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Osteolaemus tetraspis
Cope, 1861
- African dwarf crocodile
(reptile)
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Osteolaemus (Genus)
..Osteolaemus osborni (Species) - Osborn's dwarf crocodile
..Osteolaemus tetraspis (Species) - African dwarf crocodile
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Original generic combination
:
Types
Type, by monotypy, of
:
Osteolaemus
(Genus)
Cope, 1860
Ref:
P. Uetz et al. (eds.), 2016
: 16 Aug 2016.
Nominotypical taxon [ICZN]
:
Osteolaemus tetraspis tetraspis
(Cope, 1861)
Variants
Former rank
:
Osteolaemus tetraspis tetraspis
(Cope, 1861)
Ref:
C.A. Brochu, 2012
: fig. 13.
[inferred]
Vernacular Names (Dutch)
Full name
:
breedvoorhoofdkrokodil
Ref:
B. Grzimek (ed.), 1973-1975
Vernacular Names (English)
Full name
:
African dwarf crocodile
:
dwarf crocodile
Ref:
1997
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