Nile crocodile
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| phylum | Chordata | The Nile crocodile is an African crocodile and the second largest extant reptile in the world, after the saltwater crocodile. It is quite widespread throughout sub-saharan Africa, occurring mostly in the central, eastern and southern parts of the continent and lives in different types of aquatic environments such as lakes, rivers and marshlands. Although capable of living in saline environments, this species is rarely found in saltwater, but occasionally inhabits deltas and brackish lakes. However, specimens measuring 6.1 metres (20 ft) in length and weighing 900 kg (2,000 lb) are not uncommon.
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| clade | Diapsida | |
| clade | Crocodylomorpha | |
| order | Crocodilia | |
| family | Crocodylidae | |
| genus | Crocodylus | |
| species | C. niloticus |
