Dwarf crocodile: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the dwarf crocodile lives – recorded in 6 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Osteolaemus tetraspis
Group	Crocodiles & alligators
Status	Vulnerable (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	6 countries
Continents	Africa, North America
Class	Reptile
Order	Crocodilia
Family	Crocodylidae

Where does the dwarf crocodile live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the dwarf crocodile in 6 countries and territories across Africa and North America.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the dwarf crocodile endangered?

The dwarf crocodile’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Vulnerable” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the dwarf crocodile?

The dwarf crocodile (Osteolaemus tetraspis) is a reptile in the order Crocodilia and the family Crocodylidae, genus Osteolaemus. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the dwarf crocodile

The dwarf crocodile (Osteolaemus tetraspis), also known as the African dwarf crocodile, West African dwarf crocodile, broad-snouted crocodile (a name more often used for the Asian mugger crocodile) or bony crocodile, is an African osteolaemine crocodile that is also the smallest extant living species of crocodile.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Dwarf crocodile (revision 1376415086), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q244349 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).