pachnephorus crocodilinus is a species of leaf beetle found in sudan, ethiopia, nigeria, cameroon, the democratic republic of the congo, tanzania, namibia, zambia, malawi, mozambique and south africa, described by stefano zoia in 2007. some specimens of the species from western africa (senegal, ghana, gabon and mali) are also known, but with doubt. its name is derived from the latin "crocodilus" ("crocodile"), referring to both the species' type locality (mfuwe crocodile farm, in south luangwa national park, zambia) and the fact that "pachnephorus" species, like crocodiles, usually live near water.