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
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Juvenile brown caimans are very similar in appearance to juvenile spectacled caimans, but with a browner overall tinge. Even as adults, it can be difficult to distinguish between the two subspecies, which is a common general problem in trying to prevent illegally harvested skins from an endangered species being passed off legally as another subspecies or species.
Photograph courtesy of Steve Grenard
