Osborn dwarf crocodile (Congo Dwarf Crocodile) Photo credit marius Burger CC0

Osborn Dwarf Crocodile

Endemic only to the Congo basin in Africa, it was originally described as a separate species in 1948. In 1961, it was downgraded to subspecies level and just 2 years ago it was found to be distinct enough to be full separate species.

They are on CITES appendix 1, but little is known about their status.

Below is a short video on this and the other dwarf crocodile

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