The Nile crocodile (Crocodylus niloticus) is an African crocodile an mey be conseedered the seicont lairgest extant reptile in the warld, efter the sautwatter crocodile (Crocodylus porosus).[2] Quick Facts Conservation status, Scientific classification ... Nile crocodileTemporal range: 2.5–0 Ma PreЄ Є O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓ Early Pleistocene – Recent Nile crocodile in Gulu, Uganda Conservation status Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1] Scientific classification Kinrick: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Order: Crocodylia Faimily: Crocodylidae Genus: Crocodylus Species: C. niloticus Binomial name Crocodylus niloticusLaurenti, 1768 Range cairt frae afore the Wast African crocodile wis conseedered separate Synonyms Crocodylus vulgaris Cuvier, 1802 Close Crocodylus niloticus Remove adsReferencesLoading content...Loading related searches...Wikiwand - on Seamless Wikipedia browsing. On steroids.Remove ads