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Basic information
Shinisaurus crocodilurus
Crocodile Lizard
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassReptiles
OrderAmphisbaenians
FamilyShinisauridae
GenusCrocodile lizard
- Czech name
- Krokodýlovec čínský
- English name
- Crocodile Lizard
- Alternative names
- Chinese Crocodile Lizard, Krokodilschwanzhöckerechse, 鳄蜥
- Synonyms
- Shinisaurus crocodilurus vietnamensis
Distribution and environment
- Biome
- Forest, Mountain, Pond, River, Waterfall, Wetland
- Microhabitat
- Ground, Semi-aquatic
Size and appearance
- SVL
- max 165 mm
- Body mass
- max 83.2 g
- Hatchling mass
- ~3.82 g
Biological characteristics
- Longevity
- max 11.4 years
- Activity
- Diurnal
- Diet
- Carnivore
- Foraging mode
- Active
Reproduction and development
- Age at maturity
- 2–4 years
- Reproductive mode
- Viviparous
- Clutch size
- 2–15 individuals
- Clutches per year
- 1–1 × per year
Health and safety
- Venomous
- No
Information sources
- Biological data sources
- Catalogue of Life, eol traitbank, ReptTraits, SquamBase
- Original documentation
- Catalogue of Life · 4X4PH · COL26.10
- Original documentation
- eol traitbank · eol-2b1a6945e807cb8f26a5d28f00d1aab20ae38efbd77156a3c75f0e40e77d
- Original documentation
- ReptTraits · figshare-v4
- Original documentation
- SquamBase · 18537 · dryad-v5