West African crocodile
| West African crocodile | |
|---|---|
| West African crocodile in Bazoulé, Burkina Faso | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Clade: | Archosauria |
| Order: | Crocodilia |
| Family: | Crocodylidae |
| Genus: | Crocodylus |
| Species: | C. suchus |
| Binomial name | |
| Crocodylus suchus Geoffroy, 1807 | |
| Synonyms | |
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The West African crocodile, desert crocodile, or sacred crocodile (Crocodylus suchus) is a species of crocodile related to, and often confused with, the larger Nile crocodile (C. niloticus).