Taxonomy Profile: Mecistops cataphractus (Cuvier 1825)

Mecistops cataphractus: Taxonomy and Nomenclature
Kingdom:
Animalia
Taxonomic Rank:
Species
Synonym(s):
Crocodylus cataphractus
Cuvier 1825
Mecistops bennettii
Gray 1844
Common Name(s):
African Gavial []
African Sharp-nosed Crocodile []
African Slender-snouted Crocodile []
Taxonomic Status:
Current Standing:
valid
Data Quality Indicators:
Record Credibility Rating:
TWG standards met
Mecistops cataphractus: Taxonomic Hierarchy
Kingdom : Animalia
animals |
Animal |
animaux |
Subkingdom : Bilateria
Infrakingdom : Deuterostomia
Phylum : Chordata
chordates |
cordado |
cordés |
Subphylum : Vertebrata
vertebrates |
vertebrado |
vertébrés |
Infradivision : Gnathostomata
Superclass : Tetrapoda
Class : Reptilia
répteis |
reptiles |
Reptiles |
Order : Crocodilia
crocodiles |
alligators |
caimans |
gavials |
crocodilo |
jacaré |
Crocodilians |
Family : Crocodylidae
Crocodiles |
Genus : Mecistops
African Slender-snouted Crocodile |
African Sharp-nosed Crocodile |
African Gavial |
Species : Mecistops cataphractus
African Gavial |
African Sharp-nosed Crocodile |
African Slender-snouted Crocodile |
Mecistops cataphractus Direct Children(s):
Mecistops cataphractus: References
Expert(s):
Expert:
Roy W. McDiarmid
Notes:
U.S. Geological Survey, Biological Resources Division, Patuxent Wildlife Research Center
Reference for:
Mecistops cataphractus
Source(s):
Source:
Reptile Database (Nov 2021)
Acquired:
2021-12-12
Notes:
Uetz, P., Freed, P, Aguilar, R. & Hosek, J. (eds.) (2021) The Reptile Database, http://www.reptile-database.org, accessed 12 Dec 2021
Reference for:
Mecistops cataphractus
Publication(s):
Author(s)/Editor(s):
King, F. W., and R. L. Burke, eds.
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
1989-11-01 / 1989-11-01
Article/Chapter Title:
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Crocodilian, Tuatara, and Turtle Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference
Page(s):
Publisher:
Association of Systematics Collections
Publication Place:
Washington, D.C., USA
ISBN/ISSN:
0-942924-15-0/
Notes:
Reference for:
Mecistops cataphractus
Author(s)/Editor(s):
McAliley, L. Rex, R. E. Willis, D. A. Ray, P. S. White, C. A. Brochu, and L. D. Densmore III
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
1996-04-01 / 1996-04-01
Article/Chapter Title:
Are crocodiles really monophyletic?-Evidence for subdivisions from sequence and morphological data
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, vol. 39, no. 1
Page(s):
16-32
Publisher:
Publication Place:
ISBN/ISSN:
/1055-7903
Notes:
Reference for:
Mecistops cataphractus
Mecistops cataphractus: Geographic Information
Geographic Division:
Africa
Jurisdiction/Origin:
Mecistops cataphractus: Comments