West African slender-snouted crocodile: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the West African slender-snouted crocodile lives – recorded in 3 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Mecistops cataphractus
Group	Crocodiles & alligators
Status	Critically endangered (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	3 countries
Continents	Africa, North America
Class	Reptile
Order	Crocodilia
Family	Crocodylidae

Where does the West African slender-snouted crocodile live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the West African slender-snouted crocodile in 3 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 West African slender-snouted crocodile endangered?

The West African slender-snouted crocodile’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Critically endangered” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the West African slender-snouted crocodile?

The West African slender-snouted crocodile (Mecistops cataphractus) is a reptile in the order Crocodilia and the family Crocodylidae, genus Mecistops. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the West African slender-snouted crocodile

The West African slender-snouted crocodile (Mecistops cataphractus), or slender-snouted crocodile, is a critically endangered species of African crocodile. It is one of five species of crocodile in Africa, the other four being the Central African slender-snouted, Nile, West African and dwarf crocodiles.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article West African slender-snouted crocodile (revision 1378056897), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q268501 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).