| Crocodylus raninus | |
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| Juvenile Specimen on a board walk | |
Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Clade: | Archosauria |
| Order: | Crocodilia |
| Superfamily: | Crocodyloidea |
| Family: | Crocodylidae |
| Genus: | Crocodylus |
| Species: | C. raninus |
| Binomial name | |
| Crocodylus raninus | |
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Crocodylus raninus, theBorneo crocodile, is an enigmaticspecies offreshwatercrocodileendemic to the island ofBorneo.[2] Itstaxonomic status is controversial and unclear: it has been considered by some authors as asynonym ofCrocodylus porosus, although a redescription in 1990 and 1992 presented evidence of distinct identity.[3][4] Based on external morphology and its skullC. raninus is most similar toC. novaeguineae.[3]
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