West African Slender-snouted Crocodile Skull Replica

Description

West African Slender-snouted crocodile skull replica measures 16 x 6.5 x 4.5 inches. The Mecistops cataphractus skull is a museum-quality polyurethane resin cast of a California Academy of Sciences specimen.  2-part skull (separate cranium and mandible). 1:1 scale. Made in USA.

West African slender-snouted crocodile are native to freshwater habitats in central and western Africa. They prefer highly vegetated bodies of water to hide from prey and potential predators.

Scientific Classification

• Kingdom: Animalia
• Phylum: Chordata
• Class: Reptilia
• Clade: Archosauria
• Order: Crocodilia
• Superfamily: Crocodyloidea
• Family: Crocodylidae
• Genus: Mecistops
• Species: M. cataphractus
• Binomial name: Mecistops cataphractus (Cuvier, 1825)
• Conservation status: Critically Endangered

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