FAMILY:
ALLIGATORIDAE
A. mississippiensis
A. sinensis
C. crocodilus
C. c. apaporiensis
C. c. fuscus
C. latirostris
C. yacare
M. niger
P. palpebrosus
P. trigonatus
FAMILY:
CROCODYLIDAE
C. acutus
C. intermedius
C. johnstoni
C. mindorensis
C. moreletii
C. niloticus
C. novaeguineae
C. palustris
C. porosus
C. rhombifer
C. siamensis
M. cataphractus
O. tetraspis
T. schlegelii
FAMILY:
GAVIALIDAE
DICHOTOMOUS KEY
[German]
The head of an adult slender-snouted crocodile, in which the shape of the jaw which lends the crocodile its name can be seen, more markedly than in juvenile animals. As in other slender-snouted crocodilians, this jaw shape is normally an indication of a diet consisting primarily of fish (although these animals are opportunistic and take a variety of prey if available).
Photograph © Adam Britton
