Biology:Osteolaemus
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Osteolaemus (from Ancient Greek όστεον (ósteon), meaning "bone", and λαιμός (laimós), meaning "throat") is a genus of crocodiles.[1][2][3] They are small, secretive crocodiles that occur in wetlands of West and Middle Africa. They are commonly known as the African dwarf crocodiles.[2] Unlike other crocodiles, Osteolaemus are strictly nocturnal.[3]
Species
The following species are recognized as being valid.[1]
| Common name | Scientific name and subspecies | Range | Size and ecology | IUCN status and estimated population |
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| Congo dwarf crocodile, Osborn's dwarf crocodile
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Osteolaemus osborni (Schmidt, 1919) |
Congo River basin of Central Africa | Size: Habitat: Diet: |
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| dwarf crocodile, African dwarf crocodile, broad-snouted crocodile, bony crocodile
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Osteolaemus tetraspis Cope, 1861 |
West Africa and Ogooué River basin of Central Africa
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Size: Habitat: Diet: |
VU
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- Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Osteolaemus.
Molecular data suggest that Osteolaemus tetraspis consists of two lineages that would warrant recognition as distinct species.[2]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Osteolaemus at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Eaton, Mitchell J.; Martin, Andrew; Thorbjarnarson, John; Amato, George (2009). "Species-level diversification of African dwarf crocodiles (genus Osteolaemus): A geographic and phylogenetic perspective". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 50 (3): 496–506. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2008.11.009. PMID 19056500. Bibcode: 2009MolPE..50..496E.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Vitt, Laurie J.; Caldwell, Janalee P. (2014). Herpetology: An Introductory Biology of Amphibians and Reptiles (4th ed.). Amsterdam: Academic Press. pp. 550–552. OCLC 839312807.
Further reading
- Cope, E.D. (1861). "Recent species of Emydosaurian reptiles represented in the museum of the Academy". Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 12: 549–551. (Osteolaemus, new genus, p. 549).
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