Crocodilian Species List: Crocodiles, Caimans, Alligators, Gharials

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

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.

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TEXT VERSION

Alligator mississippiensisAlligator sinensis


	Common name: AMERICAN ALLIGATOR Distribution: Southeast United States			Common name: CHINESE ALLIGATOR Distribution: Eastern China

Caiman crocodilusCaiman latirostris


	Common name: SPECTACLED CAIMAN Distribution: Central & South America			Common name: BROAD-SNOUTED CAIMAN Distribution: South America

Caiman yacareMelanosuchus niger


	Common name: JACARÉ CAIMAN Distribution: South America			Common name: BLACK CAIMAN Distribution: South America

Paleosuchus palpebrosusPaleosuchus trigonatus


	Common name: CUVIER'S DWARF CAIMAN Distribution: South America			Common name: SCHNEIDER'S DWARF CAIMAN Distribution: South America

Crocodylus acutusCrocodylus cataphractus


	Common name: AMERICAN CROCODILE Distribution: North, Central & South America			Common name: SLENDER-SNOUTED CROCODILE Distribution: Africa

Crocodylus intermediusCrocodylus johnstoni


	Common name: ORINOCO CROCODILE Distribution: South America			Common name: AUSTRALIAN FRESHWATER CROCODILE Distribution: Australia

Crocodylus mindorensisCrocodylus moreletii


	Common name: PHILIPPINE CROCODILE Distribution: Philippines			Common name: MORELET'S CROCODILE Distribution: Central America

Crocodylus niloticusCrocodylus novaeguineae


	Common name: NILE CROCODILE Distribution: Africa, Madagascar			Common name: NEW GUINEA CROCODILE Distribution: Papua New Guinea, Irian Jaya

Crocodylus palustrisCrocodylus porosus


	Common name: MUGGER Distribution: Indian subcontinent			Common name: ESTUARINE CROCODILE Distribution: SE Asia

Crocodylus rhombiferCrocodylus siamensis


	Common name: CUBAN CROCODILE Distribution: Cuba			Common name: SIAMESE CROCODILE Distribution: SE Asia

Osteolaemus tetraspisTomistoma schlegelii


	Common name: AFRICAN DWARF CROCODILE Distribution: Africa			Common name: FALSE GHARIAL Distribution: SE Asia

Gavialis gangeticus


	Common name: INDIAN GHARIAL Distribution: Indian subcontinent

CROCODILIAN VISITORS SINCE 5TH MARCH 1996