Southern African Reptile Conservation Assessment

Record details

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:   7078
Province:  
Country:   Botswana
Locus:   1922BD
Observer:   Kennedy David
Date of record:   2008-04-02
Number of photos:   1
Notes:   Juvenile croc in a narrow, reed-filled Delta channel. This is a common sighting, and I would think that the maze of small waterways in the Delta make a first-class nursery ground.
Last updated:   2023-09-27 17:37:27
Sp. code:   5840
Species name:   Crocodylus niloticus
Common name:   Nile Crocodile
Family:   Crocodylidae
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:   Nile Crocodile Crocodylus niloticus
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=-7078
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map
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Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Justin Nicolau
Comment:  
Date:   2011-12-09 17:52:30
Species name:   Crocodylus niloticus -- Nile Crocodile
Species code:   5840

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