CROCLIST: African Dwarf Crocodiles

[Steve Grenard]

too bad. I was going to ask you when you got them if the dorsal scales were
keeled or smooth. I found an old picture from the AMNH
taken by Herbert Lang in 1933 captionned "smooth-backed crocodle named for
Osborn" (Henry Fairfield Osborn.
a co-founder and Director of the Museum). The photo was taken in the Congo.
If you are getting tetraspis they will be keeled or rough backed.

Tom Crutchfield who bred dwarf crocs  on his property in Florida told me he
didn't buy the smooth scaled versus rough as a definite diagnostic because,
he
said, as burrowers these crocs "wore down" their keels. But if you were
getting baby osborni and they were smooth scaled that would be
very interesting. Does anyone have any further input on this?

Steve Grenard


-----Original Message-----
From: croclist-bounces at lists.gatorhole.com
[mailto:croclist-bounces at lists.gatorhole.com]On Behalf Of Cameron Cruz
Sent: Sunday, April 01, 2007 7:20 PM
To: The Crocodilian List
Subject: Re: CROCLIST: African Dwarf Crocodiles


sorry ment O.t.t. by bad.....

Donny <donny039 at wowway.com> wrote:
  Cameron,
  Im sorry I havent got back to you withthe info you requested, I will get
on it within the next day or 2, but really there isnt much differant to care
of Dwarfs than other species.

  I have been keeping Dwarf croc's indoors in Michigan, this is the more
pacific info that you will need as 99.9% of other keepers have there Dwarf's
outdoors in FL

  Also, on another note ... where are you getting Osteolaemus t. osborni
from?  There are no legal osboni in the USA as far as I am aware, There is
only O. t. tetraspis, and there is 1 single "odd" dwarf crocodile in the USA
this odd animal is a yet un-named Dwarf Crocodile sub-species.

  O. t. osboni, have typical type crocodile snouts (not up turned), these
animals look VERY similar to Smoothfront Caiman.

  If the Dwarf's you are getting are in fact osborni, I would keep that
quiet.

  Best Regards,
  Donny
    ----- Original Message -----
    From: Cameron Cruz
    To: croclist at lists.gatorhole.com
    Sent: Sunday, April 01, 2007 12:52 AM
    Subject: CROCLIST: African Dwarf Crocodiles


    I am getting a pair of african dwarf crocodiles "o.t.o" and was
wondering if anyone has a captive care info for them, also what can I do as
far as conservation of this species? Should I keep logs on the animals? Any
info would be greatly apperciated.

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