''Crocodylus raninus'', the Borneo crocodile, is an enigmatic
species
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of
freshwater
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crocodile
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endemic
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to the
Southeast
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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
The saltwater crocodile (''Crocodylus porosus'') is a crocodilian native to saltwater habitats and brackish wetlands from India's east coast across Southeast Asia and the Sundaic region to northern Australia and Micronesia. It has been listed ...
'', 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
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External links
''Crocodylus raninus''account at The
Reptile Database
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Crocodylidae
Reptiles of Borneo
Reptiles described in 1844
Crocodilians of Asia
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