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title: "West-Afrikaanse krokodil"
description: "Crocodylus suchus — Reptielen. The West African crocodile, desert crocodile, or sacred crocodile (Crocodylus suchus) is a species of crocodile related to, and often confused with, the larger Nile crocodile (C."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/west-african-crocodile
last_updated: 2026-09-20
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# West-Afrikaanse krokodil

> Crocodylus suchus — Reptielen. The West African crocodile, desert crocodile, or sacred crocodile (Crocodylus suchus) is a species of crocodile related to, and often confused with, the larger Nile crocodile (C.

- Scientific name: *Crocodylus suchus*
- Category: `reptiles` (Reptielen)
- Habitats: `freshwater` (Meren en rivieren)
- iNaturalist observations: 1472
- Wikidata: [Q551529](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q551529)
- iNaturalist taxon: [341973](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/341973)

## Names

- en: West African Crocodile
- de: Westafrikanisches Krokodil
- es: Cocodrilo del Desierto
- fr: Crocodile du désert
- it: Coccodrillo dell'Africa occidentale
- nl: West-Afrikaanse krokodil
- pt: Crocodilo-do-oeste-africano

## Countries with the most observations

SN (505), GM (259), BJ (146), GH (113), BF (80), ET (31), NE (27), CI (23), TD (23), NG (19), GW (17), CM (10)

## Summary

The West African crocodile, desert crocodile, or sacred crocodile (Crocodylus suchus) is a species of crocodile related to, and often confused with, the larger Nile crocodile (C. niloticus).

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_African_crocodile

## Photo

![West-Afrikaanse krokodil](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/west-african-crocodile/medium.jpg)

Photo: Jean-Paul Boerekamps · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/58407982

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/west-african-crocodile?lang=nl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).