| Slender-snouted Crocodile | |
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| Information | |
| Range | central and western Africa. |
| Scientific Classification | |
| Kingdom | Animalia |
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Class | Reptilia |
| Order | Crocodylia |
| Family | Crocodylidae Crocodylinae |
| Genus | Mecistops |
| Species | Mecistops cataphractus |
| Conservation Status | |
 Data Deficient | |
The Slender-snouted crocodile (Mecistops cataphractus), is a species of crocodile. Recent studies in DNA and morphology suggest that it may belong in its own genus, Mecistops.