''Crocodylus raninus'', the Borneo crocodile, is an enigmatic
species of
freshwater
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crocodile
Crocodiles (family (biology), family Crocodylidae) or true crocodiles are large semiaquatic reptiles that live throughout the tropics in Africa, Asia, the Americas and Australia. The term crocodile is sometimes used even more loosely to inclu ...
endemic to the
Southeast Asian island of
Borneo.
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From crocs to croaks: Borneo's reptiles and amphibians
''. Accessed on: 03:41, 4 August 2011 (UTC). Its
taxonomic
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status is controversial and unclear: it has been considered by some authors as a
synonym
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of ''
Crocodylus porosus'', although a redescription in 1990 and 1992 presented evidence of distinct identity.
References
Further reading
*
Müller S,
Schlegel H. 1844. ''Over de Krokodillen van den Indischen Archipel.'' 28 pp + Plates 1–3. ''In''
Temminck CJ. 1839–1844. ''Verhandelingen over de natuurlijke geschiedenis der Nederlandsche overzeesche bezittingen, door de leden der Natuurkundige Commissie in Indië en andere Schrijvers.'' Leiden. 259 pp. + Plates 1-70. (''Crocodilus biporcatus raninus'', new subspecies). (in
Dutch).
External links
''Crocodylus raninus''account at The
Reptile Database.
Crocodylidae
Reptiles of Borneo
Reptiles described in 1844
Crocodilians of Asia
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