Chinese crocodile lizard
shinisaurus crocodilurus latin

The skeleton is very similar to that of the modern Chinese crocodile lizard, Shinisaurus.

The skin of Monjurosuchus has a similar appearance to the living Chinese crocodile lizard Shinisaurus.

The Chinese crocodile lizard is green colored with reddish neck markings and alternating bands of light and dark marks.

Chinese crocodile lizard (Shinisaurus crocodilurus)

The Chinese crocodile lizard spends much of its time in shallow water or in overhanging branches and vegetation, where it hunts its prey of insects, snails, tadpoles, and worms.

Its relatives include the modern Chinese crocodile lizard (Shinisaurus) of southern China, Xenosaurus of Mexico, the extinct Exostinus of Montana and Wyoming, and the extinct Carusia of Mongolia.

The Chinese crocodile lizard (Shinisaurus crocodilurus) is a semiaquatic lizard found only in cool forests in the Hunan, Guangxi and Guizhou Provinces of China, and the Quảng Ninh Province in Vietnam.

The Chinese crocodile lizard (Shinisaurus crocodilurus) is a semiaquatic lizard found only in cool forests in the Hunan, Guangxi and Guizhou Provinces of China, and the Quảng Ninh Province in Vietnam.