Scientific Name: Crocodylus cataphractus
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Sauropsida
Order: Crocodilia
Family: Crocodylidae
Subfamily: Crocodylinae
Genus: Crocodylus
Habitat
Slender-snouted crocodiles are native to freshwater habitats in central and western Africa.
Physical Characteristics
They can grow to about 3 - 4 meters long. They have a slender snout used for catching prey, hence their name.
Diet
Their diet consists of mainly fish, amphibians and crustaceans.
Reproduction
Slender-snouted crocodiles begin to breed in the rainy season. The female constructs a mound nest consisting mainly of plant matter, which is sited usually on river banks. The eggs have a long incubation period, sometimes up to 110 days. The slender-snouted crocodile lays an average of 16 very large eggs about a week after completion of the mound nest.
Behavior
This species is generally not found in groups, except during the onset of the breeding season.