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Basic information
Osteolaemus tetraspis
African Dwarf Crocodile
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassReptiles
OrderCrocodilians
FamilyCrocodile
GenusDwarf Crocodiles
- Czech name
- Krokodýl čelnatý
- English name
- African Dwarf Crocodile
- Alternative names
- Krokodýl čelnatý západoafrický, Broad-nosed crocodile, Dwarf crocodile, Orange Cave Crocodile, Stumpfkrokodil, West African dwarf crocodile
- Synonyms
- Crocodilus frontatus, Halcrosia afzelii, Halcrosia nigra, Osteolaemus tetraspis tetraspis
Distribution and environment
- Biome
- Cave, River, Wetland
- Microhabitat
- Arboreal, Ground, Hide, Saxicolous, Terrestrial
Size and appearance
- Body length
- max 1,900 mm
- Body mass
- max 80,000 g
- Hatchling mass
- max 55 g
Biological characteristics
- Longevity
- max 69 years
- Activity
- Nocturnal
- Diet
- Carnivore
- Foraging mode
- Active
Reproduction and development
- Reproductive mode
- Oviparous
- Clutch size
- 10–20 individuals
- Egg length
- ~70 mm
- Egg width
- ~69 mm
Health and safety
- Venomous
- No
Information sources
- Biological data sources
- Catalogue of Life, eol traitbank, ReptTraits
- Original documentation
- Catalogue of Life · 6TBCB · COL26.10
- Original documentation
- eol traitbank · eol-2b1a6945e807cb8f26a5d28f00d1aab20ae38efbd77156a3c75f0e40e77d
- Original documentation
- ReptTraits · figshare-v4