Crocodylus niloticus (Nile crocodile)

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Crocodylus niloticus, Kruger National Park, South Africa. [photo Arno Meintjies ©]	Crocodylus niloticus, Kruger National Park, South Africa. [photo Jumbo22 ©]
Crocodylus niloticus, Kruger National Park, South Africa. [photo Trevor Hardaker ©]	Crocodylus niloticus, Limpopo Province. [photo Deacon A.R. ©, from SARCA Virtual Museum]

Publications

• Ashton PJ. 2010. The demise of the Nile crocodile (Crocodylus niloticus) as a keystone species for aquatic ecosystem conservation in South Africa: The case of the Olifants River. Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems 20: 489–493. doi 10.1002/aqc.1132