African Gavial
Mecistops cataphractus
African Gavial (Mecistops cataphractus) also commonly known as African Sharp-nosed Crocodile or African Slender-snouted Crocodile, is a species of the class Reptilia (Reptiles) in the family Crocodylidae (Crocodiles) and order Crocodilia (Crocodilians).
Classification
- Domain: Eukarya
- Kingdom: Animalia
- Phylum: Chordata
- Class: Reptilia
- Order: Crocodilia
- Family: Crocodylidae
- Genus: Mecistops
- Species: Mecistops cataphractus
- Genus: Mecistops
- Family: Crocodylidae
- Order: Crocodilia
- Class: Reptilia
- Phylum: Chordata
- Kingdom: Animalia
Species in the Genus of Mecistops
African Gavial
Mecistops cataphractus
Central African Slender-snouted Crocodile
Mecistops leptorhynchus
External Links
Mecistops cataphractus
– Wikipedia
