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Crocodylus johnstoni KREFFT, 1873

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Higher TaxaCrocodylidae (Crocodylia, crocodiles)
Subspecies 
Common NamesE: Freshwater Crocodile, Johnstone River Crocodile
G: Australienkrokodil, Süßwasserkrokodil 
SynonymCrocodylus johnsoni KREFFT 1873
Tomistoma kreffti GRAY in KREFFT 1873 (nomen nudum)
Crocodilus (Philas) johnstoni — GRAY 1874
Crocodilus Johnsoni — GARMAN 1901: 13
Philas johnstoni — WELLS & WELLINGTON 1984
Crocodylus johnstoni — COGGER 2000: 174
Crocodylus johnsoni — ZUG et al. 2001: 463
Crocodylus johnstoni — MILES et al. 2009
Oopholis (Philas) jackyhoserae HOSER 2012
Crocodylus johnstoni — ASH 2022 
DistributionNorthern Australia (Northern Territory, Queensland and Western Australia)

Type locality: "Cashmere, upper Herbert River, Qld" (= Queensland), Australia.  
Reproductionoviparous. Exhibits temperature‐dependent sex determination (TSD) fide Cornejo-Páramo et al. 2020 (and references therein). 
TypesHolotype: AMS (AM) R134548 (formerly 4629) skeleton, AMS R134547 (formerly 4627) stuffed skin minus head from same specimen 
Diagnosis 
Comment 
EtymologyNamed for Sub-Inspector Robert A. Johnstone. After receiving a letter from Krefft explaining the mistaken original spelling, Gray (1874) tried to correct the specific epithet to johnstoni; see also Boulenger (1889: 279). Unfortunately, in this instance the rules for correcting incorrect original spellings, Art. 32d of the International Rules of Zoological Nomenclature, do not apply. A name based on a typographical error can be emended by subsequent authors without a ruling from the Intl. Comm. Zool. Nomen. However, Krefft used the name johnsoni several times in the original description so it clearly does not qualify as a typographical error. Until a successful appeal is made to the Intl. Comm. Zool. Nomencl., the name must stand as originally published (after KING & BURKE 1989). However, the ASH (2022) argues that the emendation is correct following Article 33.3.1 of the Code. 
References
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