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Crocodylus raninus
Conservation status
CITES Appendix II (CITES)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Clade:	Archosauromorpha
Clade:	Archosauriformes
Order:	Crocodilia
Family:	Crocodylidae
Genus:	Crocodylus
Species:	C. raninus
Binomial name
Crocodylus raninus S. Müller & Schlegel, 1844
Synonyms
Crocodilus biporcatus raninus S. Müller & Schlegel, 1844 Crocodylus raninus — Ross, 1990

Crocodylus raninus, the Borneo crocodile, is an enigmatic species of freshwater crocodile endemic to the Southeast Asian island of Borneo. Its taxonomic status is controversial and unclear: it has been considered by some authors as a synonym of Crocodylus porosus, although a redescription in 1990 and 1992 presented evidence of distinct identity. Currently, it is considered to have been misidentified C. porosus or C. siamensis.

References

1. "Appendices | CITES". cites.org. Retrieved 2022-01-14.
2. Anon. From crocs to croaks: Borneo's reptiles and amphibians Archived November 27, 2011, at the Wayback Machine. Accessed on: 03:41, 4 August 2011 (UTC).
3. Ross, Charles A. (1990). "Crocodylus raninus S. Müller and Schlegel, a valid species of crocodile (Reptilia: Crocodylidae) from Borneo". Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington. 103 (4): 955–961.
4. Ross, Charles A. (1992). "Designation of a lectotype for Crocodylus raninus S. Müller and Schlegel (Reptila: Crocodylidae), the Borneo crocodile". Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington. 105 (2): 400–402.

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 Archived 2013-12-05 at the Wayback Machine account at The Reptile Database.

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Family Gavialidae Gavialis Gharial (G. gangeticus) Tomistoma False gharial (T. schlegelii)
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