Crocodilian Species List: Crocodiles, Caimans, Alligators, Gharials

Written & designed by Adam Britton | Hosted by the Crocodile Specialist Group

Crocodilian Species List

ALLIGATORIDAE | CROCODYLIDAE | GAVIALIDAE

CROCODILIAN
SPECIES LIST

Are you looking for detailed information on all 23 of the world's living crocodilian species? Read on, brave traveller, for you have entered the realm of the Eusuchia.

Simply click on a species' name or photograph to open its page, containing information on habitat, distribution, biology, conservation status and more. Each description comes with distribution maps, head drawings and photographs.

DO YOU WANT TO KNOW WHERE CROCODILIANS ARE FOUND IN THE WORLD?

DISTRIBUTION MAPS

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CROC TAXONOMY

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS & REFERENCES

DO YOU WANT TO KNOW HOW CROCODILES TALK TO EACH OTHER?
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COMMUNICATION

DO YOU WANT TO LEARN WHAT MAKES A CROCODILE TICK?
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BIOLOGY DATABASE

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INTERNET LINKS

DO YOU THINK THAT A CROCODILE MIGHT MAKE A GOOD PET?

CAPTIVE CARE

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PIC OF THE MONTH

PHOTOGRAPHIC VERSION

Alligator mississippiensis- American Alligator

Alligator sinensis- Chinese Alligator

Caiman crocodilus (crocodilus)- Spectacled Caiman

Caiman c. apaporiensis- Rio Apaporis Caiman

Caiman c. fuscus- Brown Caiman

Caiman latirostris- Broad-snouted Caiman

Caiman yacare- Yacare Caiman

Melanosuchus niger- Black Caiman

Paleosuchus palpebrosus- Cuvier's Dwarf Caiman

Paleosuchus trigonatus- Smooth-fronted Caiman

Crocodylus acutus

American Crocodile

Crocodylus cataphractus

Slender-snouted Crocodile

Crocodylus intermedius

Orinoco Crocodile

Crocodylus johnstoni

Australian Freshwater Crocodile

Crocodylus mindorensis

Philippine Crocodile

Crocodylus moreletii

Morelet's Crocodile

Crocodylus niloticus

Crocodylus novaeguineae

New Guinea Crocodile

Crocodylus palustris

Mugger / Marsh Crocodile

Crocodylus porosus

Estuarine / Saltwater Crocodile

Crocodylus rhombifer

Cuban Crocodile

Crocodylus siamensis

Siamese Crocodile

Osteolaemus tetraspis

Dwarf Crocodile

Tomistoma schlegelii

False Gharial / Gavial

Gavialis gangeticus

Gharial / Gavial

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