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

G. gangeticus

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This photograph of an adult Tomistoma in a crocodile farm in Sumatra shows off the black banding which is present in both juveniles and adults. The base colour is chocolate brown. The distinctive colouration present in juvenile crocodiles is usually lost in adults - particular very large animals. In Tomistoma, however, much of these spectacular patterns are retained on the jaws, body and tail.

Photograph courtesy of Boyd Simpson

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	Top down view of adult Tomistoma head		Adult Tomistoma in Indonesia		Subadult Tomistoma from Sumatra
	Tomistoma egg		Well developed embryo		Large adult by canoe in Sumatra
	Subadult being measured