Status and habitats of the three African crocodiles in Liberia

Journal of Tropical Ecology

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 1992, Pages 265-273

  Kofron, Christopher P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITI BRUNEI DARUSSALAM   (Brunei Darussalam)

Author keywords

crocodile Crocodylus Liberia Osteolaemus; West Africa

Indexed keywords

CROCODILE; DWARF CROCODILE; NILE CROCODILE; SLENDER-SNOUTED CROCODILE;

LIBERIA;

CROCODYLUS CATAPHRACTUS; CROCODYLUS NILOTICUS; OSTEOLAEMUS TETRASPIS;

EID: 0027072295     PISSN: 02664674     EISSN: 14697831     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0266467400006490     Document Type: Article

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