Species: tetrapsis COPE, 1860 (Living)
Etymology: Greek, tetra, "four" and Greek, aspis, "shield";
referring to the cluster of four osteoderms (nuchal scales) on the back of it’s
neck.
((West) African dwarf crocodile,
Broad-snouted crocodile, Black crocodile, African caiman, Bony crocodile, African
broad-nosed crocodile, Cocodrilo chico
africano,
Crocodile (à nuque) cuirassé, Crocodile nain (africain), Rough-backed
crocodile, Crocodile à front (large), Stumpf krokodil (Stumpy crocodile),
Bamba
fiman)
Locality: Tropical West Africa.
= Crocodilus frontatus MURRAY, 1862
= Halcrosia frontata GRAY, 1862
Etymology:
= Halcrosia afzelii LILLJEBORG, 1867
Etymology:
= Halcrosia nigra GRAY, 1867
Etymology:
Referred material:
TELLES ANTUNES, 1962
Locality: Maiombe, Angola, Africa.
Horizon:
Biostratigraphy:
Age: Sub-fossil.
Material:
Number: Not given:
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Subspecies: tetrapsis tetrapsis COPE, 1860 (Living)
Etymology:
Locality: West Africa south of Sahara, including the northern and Western
Congo.
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Subspecies: tetrapsis osborni (SCHMIDT, 1919) (Living)
Etymology:
= Osteobepharon tetrapsis osbornis SCHMIDT, 1919
= Osteolaemus osborni WERNER, 1933
Locality: Central Africa, North-eastern Congo.
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O. sp nova West SHIRLEY, VLIET, CARR & AUSTIN, 2013 (Living)
O. sp nova West SHIRLEY, VLIET, CARR & AUSTIN, 2013 (Living)