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Scientific Names

Preferred Names

Crocodylus niloticus Laurenti 1768
Species recognized by EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from The Reptile Database in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Crocodylus niloticus Laurenti 1768
Recognized by NBII images

Alternative Names

Crocodilus madagascariensis Grandidier 1872
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from The Reptile Database in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Crocodilus vulgaris var. madagascariensis Boettger 1877
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from The Reptile Database in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Lacerta crocodila Shaw & Nodder 1800
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from The Reptile Database in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Crocodilus madagascariensis Grandidier 1872
Crocodilus marginatus Geoffroy 1827
Proparte synonym according to GBIF classification
Crocodilus marginatus Geoffroy 1827
Crocodilus multiscutatus Rüppell In Cretzschmar 1826
Proparte synonym according to GBIF classification
Crocodilus multiscutatus Rüppell In Cretzschmar 1826
Crocodilus vulgaris Cuvier 1807
Proparte synonym according to GBIF classification
Crocodilus vulgaris Cuvier 1807
Crocodilus vulgaris var. madagascariensis Boettger 1877
Lacerta crocodila Shaw & Nodder 1800
Alligator cowiei Smith In Hewitt 1937
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Alligator cowieii
Synonym according to CITES
Crocodilus binuensis
Synonym according to CITES
Crocodilus chamses
Synonym according to CITES
Crocodilus chamses Bory De Saint Vincent 1824
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Crocodilus complanatus
Synonym according to CITES
Crocodilus complanatus Geoffroy 1827
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Crocodilus hexaphractos (Nomen Nudum 1886)
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Crocodilus lacunosus
Synonym according to CITES
Crocodilus lacunosus Geoffroy 1827
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Crocodilus madagascariensis
Synonym according to CITES
Crocodilus madagascariensis Grandidier 1872
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test
Crocodilus madagascariensis Grandidier 1872
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Crocodilus marginatus
Synonym according to CITES
Crocodilus marginatus Geoffroy 1827
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Crocodilus multiscutatus
Synonym according to CITES and Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Crocodilus octophractus
Synonym according to CITES and Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Crocodilus robustus
Synonym according to CITES
Crocodilus suchus
Synonym according to CITES
Crocodilus vulgaris
Synonym according to CITES
Crocodilus vulgaris Cuvier 1807
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Crocodilus vulgaris var. madagascariensis Boettger 1877
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test
Crocodilus vulgaris var. madagascariensis Boettger 1877
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Crocodylus madagascariensis
Subjective synonym according to Paleobiology Database
Crocodylus worthingtoni Deraniyagala 1948
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Lacerta crocodila Shaw & Nodder 1800
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test

Common Names

English

Nile crocodile preferred
Nile Crocodile preferred
African Crocodile
Recognized by CITES

Afrikaans

Nylkrokodil preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Akan

Nile Dɛnkyɛm preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Arabic

تمساح النيل preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Armenian

նեղոսյան կոկորդիլոս preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Asturian

crocodilu del nilu preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Azerbaijani

Nil timsahı preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Breton

Krokodil an Nil preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Bulgarian

нилски крокодил preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Burmese

နိုင်းမိကျောင်း preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Catalan; Valencian

cocodril del Nil preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Chinese

尼罗鳄 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
尼羅鱷 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Chuvash

Нил крокодилĕ preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Croatian

Nilski krokodil preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Czech

krokodýl nilský preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Danish

Nilkrokodille preferred
Recognized by CITES and Wikidata Common Names

Dutch; Flemish

Nijlkrokodil preferred
Recognized by CITES and Wikidata Common Names

Esperanto

Nila krokodilo preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Estonian

Niiluse krokodill preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Finnish

Niilinkrokotiili preferred
Recognized by CITES and Wikidata Common Names

French

Crocodile du Nil preferred
Recognized by CITES and Wikidata Common Names

Galician

Crocodilo do Nilo preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

German

Nilkrokodil preferred
Recognized by CITES and Wikidata Common Names

Greek, Modern (1453-)

Κροκόδειλος του Νείλου preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Hebrew

תנין היאור preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Hungarian

nílusi krokodil preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Icelandic

Nílarkrókódíll preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Indonesian

Buaya sungai Nil preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Italian

Coccodrillo del Nilo preferred
Recognized by CITES and admin

Japanese

ナイルワニ preferred
Recognized by Furui 2020, Wikidata Common Names, and admin

Javanese

Baya Nil preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Kabyle

Aɣucaf n Nnil preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Korean

나일악어 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Latvian

Nīlas krokodils preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Lingala

Nkɔ́li preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Lithuanian

Nilo krokodilas preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Macedonian

Нилски крокодил preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Malagasy

Voain' i Neily preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Malay

Buaya Nil preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Malayalam

നൈൽ ക്രാകഡൈൽ preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Mongolian

Нилийн матар preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Navajo; Navaho

Naakaii Łizhiní Bikéyahdę́ę́ʼ táłkááʼtsʼin ntsxaaígíí preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Norwegian

nilkrokodille preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Official Aramaic

ܐܒܐ ܕܢܝܠܘܣ preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Persian

تمساح نیل preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Polish

krokodyl nilowy preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Portuguese

Crocodilo-do-nilo preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Romanian; Moldavian; Moldovan

Crocodilul de Nil preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Rundi

Ingona preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Russian

Нильский крокодил preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Scots

Nile crocodile preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Serbian

нилски крокодил preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Shambala

Nilski krokodil preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Slovak

Krokodíl nílsky preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Spanish; Castilian

Cocodrilo del Nilo preferred
Recognized by CITES
Nilski krokodil preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Swahili

Mamba preferred
Recognized by CITES

Swedish

nilkrokodil
Recognized by CITES
Nilkrokodil preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Tagalog

Buwaya ng Nilo preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Tamil

நைல் முதலை preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Thai

จระเข้แม่น้ำไนล์ preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Turkish

Nil timsahı preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Ukrainian

Нільський крокодил preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Uzbek

Nil timsohi preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Vietnamese

Cá sấu sông Nin preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Wu

尼罗鳄 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Yoruba

Ọ̀ni Nílò preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Arz

تمساح النيل preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Pnb

نیل مگرمچھ preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Sgs

Nila kruokodėls preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Sr Ec

Нилски крокодил preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Sr El

Nilski krokodil preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Yue

尼羅鱷 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Zh Cn

尼罗鳄 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Zh Hans

尼罗鳄 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Zh Hant

尼羅鱷 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Zh Hk

尼羅鱷 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Zh Tw

尼羅鱷 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
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Curated hierarchies for Crocodylus niloticus Laurenti 1768

GBIF classification

Animalia
Chordata
Reptilia
Crocodylia
Crocodylidae
Crocodylus Laurenti 1768