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Paga Crocodile Pond is a sacred pond in Paga in the Upper East Region of Ghana, which is inhabited by West African crocodiles. Due to the friendliness of the reptiles, it has become popular among tourists and the pond is now reliant on tourism to ensure the population of crocodiles remain fed and healthy. It is also known as Chief's pond. [1]
A crocodile clip or alligator clip [1] is a plier-like spring-tensioned metal clip with elongated, serrated jaws that is used for creating a temporary electrical connection. This simple mechanical device gets its name from the resemblance of its serrated jaws to the toothed jaws of a crocodile or alligator .
This is a list of the reptile species recorded in Ghana. There are 154 reptile species in Ghana , of which one is critically endangered, one is endangered, two are vulnerable and two are near threatened.
The West African slender-snouted crocodile (Mecistops cataphractus), or slender-snouted crocodile, is a critically endangered species of African crocodile. [5] It is one of five species of crocodile in Africa, the other four being the Central African slender-snouted , Nile , West African and dwarf crocodiles .
A West African crocodile in captivity. The muzzle is short and thick. The distance between the eyes and the tip of the muzzle is 1.5 to 2 times longer than the width of the muzzle at the level of the front edge of the eyes (1.2 to 1.5 times in case of juveniles).
And it also has more than 600 butterflies as well, and a new species was discovered in 1993. As of 2012, the densest population of forest elephants in Ghana is located in Kakum. [19] The Museums and Monuments Board of the Republic of Ghana has proposed that UNESCO [20] declare the park a natural World Heritage Site under criteria vii and x. The ...
The Nile crocodile (Crocodylus niloticus) is a large crocodilian native to freshwater habitats in Africa, where it is present in 26 countries. It is widely distributed in sub-Saharan Africa, occurring mostly in the eastern, southern, and central regions of the continent, and lives in different types of aquatic environments such as lakes, rivers, swamps and marshlands. [3]
This is a list of the mammal species recorded in Ghana.Of the mammal species in Ghana, five are endangered, eleven are vulnerable, and fourteen are near threatened. [1]The following tags are used to highlight each species' conservation status as assessed by the International Union for Conservation of Nature: