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West African Crocodile (Crocodylus suchus)

West African Crocodile

Crocodylus suchus

Class
Reptile
Rarity
Common
Observations
958
Most observed in
🇸🇳 Senegal

Description

The West African crocodile, desert crocodile, or sacred crocodile (Crocodylus suchus) is a species of crocodile related to, and often confused with, the larger Nile crocodile (C. niloticus).

Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article “West African crocodile”.

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