Species

Dwarf Crocodile

Osteolaemus tetraspis · described by COPE 1861

Dwarf Crocodile (Osteolaemus tetraspis) — Photo: Thesupermat, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

The facts

Scientific name: Osteolaemus tetraspis
First described: COPE 1861
Also called: Dwarf Crocodile
Class: Reptiles (Reptilia)
Order: Crocodilians (Crocodylia)
Family: Crocodylidae
Genus: Osteolaemus

Taxonomic data: Uetz, P. et al. (eds.), The Reptile Database, under CC-BY 4.0.

Where the Dwarf Crocodile sits on the tree