The Central African Slender-snouted Crocodile differs from its West African counterpart as they are two distinct but superficially similar species. Aside from being endemic from different parts of the continent, molecular and morphological studies have revealed a distinction despite overlapping variations and a complex taxonomic history3. 

Although both slender-snouted crocodiles are critically endangered, they are doing better, with less fragmentation and lower historical decline in their populations.