The Central African slender-snouted crocodile (Mecistops leptorhynchus) is one of two species of crocodiles in the genus Mecistops. It was once thought to be a population of the West African slender-snouted crocodile (Mecistops cataphractus) but was elevated to a species after two detailed studies, one in 2014 and the other in 2018.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Central African slender-snouted crocodile being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Crocodylus johnstoni
- Crocodylus suchus
- Caiman crocodilus
- Crocodylus porosus
- Crocodylus moreletii
- Gavialis gangeticus
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Reptilia
- Order
- Crocodylia
- Family
- Crocodylidae
- Genus
- Mecistops
- Species
- Mecistops leptorhynchus
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