Nile crocodile is actually two different species

Thursday, September 15, 2011 - 14:30 in Biology & Nature

(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers from the Fordham University in New York have uncovered evidence that what the world has looked to as the iconic Nile crocodile is actually two different species of crocodile that are only distantly related. The new research is published in Molecular Ecology.

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