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CROCODILES & ALLIGATORS OF THE WORLD

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A Listing of Crocodiles of the World
Distribution Key
Order Crocodylidae (Crocodiles)
FAMILY/Subfamily
Scientific Name
Common Name
Distribution
CROCODYLIDAE/Crocodylinae Crocodylus johnstoni Freshwater Crocodile Australia (NT,Qld,WA)
CROCODYLIDAE/Crocodylinae Crocodylus porosus Estuarine or Salt-Water Crocodile Australia (NT,Qld,WA), SE Asia
CROCODYLIDAE/Crocodylinae Crocodylus acutus American Crocodile US, Central America
CROCODYLIDAE/Crocodylinae Crocodylus (Mecistops) cataphractus Slender-snouted Crocodile Africa
CROCODYLIDAE/Crocodylinae Crocodylus intermedius Orinoco Crocodile South America
CROCODYLIDAE/Crocodylinae Crocodylus mindorensis Philippine (Mindoro) Crocodile Philippines
CROCODYLIDAE/Crocodylinae Crocodylus moreletii Morelet's Crocodile or Mexican Crocodile Central America
CROCODYLIDAE/Crocodylinae Crocodylus niloticus Nile Crocodile Africa, Madagascar
CROCODYLIDAE/Crocodylinae Crocodylus novaeguineae New Guinea Crocodile New Guinea
CROCODYLIDAE/Crocodylinae Crocodylus palustris Mugger Crocodile, Marsh Crocodile, or Indian Crocodile Indian subcontinent
CROCODYLIDAE/Crocodylinae Crocodylus rhombifer Cuban Crocodile Cuba
CROCODYLIDAE/Crocodylinae

Crocodylus siamensis

Siamese Crocodile SE Asia
CROCODYLIDAE/Crocodylinae Osteolaemus tetraspis African Dwarf Crocodile Africa
CROCODYLIDAE/Tomistominae Tomistoma schlegelii False Gharial SE Asia
GAVIALIDAE Gavialis gangeticus Indian Gharial Indian subcontinent
ALLIGATORIDAE Alligator mississippiensis American Alligator US
ALLIGATORIDAE Alligator sinensis Chinese Alligator China
ALLIGATORIDAE Caiman latirostris Broad-snouted Caiman South America
ALLIGATORIDAE Caiman crocodilus Spectacled Caiman Central & South America
ALLIGATORIDAE Caiman yacare Yacare/Jacaré Caiman South America
ALLIGATORIDAE Melanosuchus niger Black Caiman South America
ALLIGATORIDAE Paleosuchus palpebrosus Cuvier's Dwarf Caiman South America
ALLIGATORIDAE Paleosuchus trigonatus Schneider's Smooth-Fronted Caiman South America

DISTRIBUTION KEY
Click on the abbreviation below to see a map of the area

NT = Northern Territory
Qld = Queensland
WA = Western Australia

 

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