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Three extant crocodilian species clockwise from top-left: saltwater crocodile (Crocodylus porosus), American alligator (Alligator mississippiensis), and gharial (Gavialis gangeticus)

Crocodilia is an order of mostly large, predatory, semiaquatic reptiles, which includes true crocodiles, the alligators and caimans, and the gharial and false gharial. A member of this order is called a crocodilian, or colloquially a crocodile.

The 9 genera and 28 species of Crocodilia are split into 3 subfamilies: Alligatoridae, alligators and caimans; Crocodylidae, true crocodiles; and Gavialidae, the gharial and false gharial.

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List of crocodilians

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List of fictional crocodilians

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Crocodilia

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pterosaurs. Pseudosuchia is defined as living crocodilians and all archosaurs more closely related to crocodilians than to birds. The Pseudosuchia–bird split...

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Crocodile attack

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where large crocodilians are native and human populations live. It has been estimated that about 1,000 people are killed by crocodilians each year. The...

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Reptile

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(crocodilians), Squamata (lizards and snakes), and Rhynchocephalia (the tuatara). As of May 2023, about 12,000 living species of reptiles are listed in...

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Crocodile

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species of crocodilians. Since crocodile anatomy has changed only slightly over the last 80 million years, current data on modern crocodilians can be used...

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Pseudosuchia

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"crocodile") is one of two major divisions of Archosauria, including living crocodilians and all archosaurs more closely related to crocodilians than to birds...

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False gharial

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freshwater crocodilian of the family Gavialidae native to Peninsular Malaysia, Borneo, Sumatra and Java. It is listed as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, as...

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Gharial

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or fish-eating crocodile, is a crocodilian in the family Gavialidae and among the longest of all living crocodilians. Mature females are 2.6 to 4.5 m...

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Saltwater crocodile

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armour plates on its neck than other crocodilians. The adult saltwater crocodile's broad body contrasts with that of most other lean crocodiles, leading...

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American alligator

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endangered crocodilians that may be passed off as American alligators during trafficking. American alligators are listed under Appendix II of the Convention...

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List of reptiles of Mexico

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and 35 families, and include snakes, lizards, crocodilians and turtles. Mexico has a total of 54 species of turtle, grouped into 7 families and 20 genera...

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Alligator

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bite force and snout shape amongst 23 tested crocodilian species. Functioning salt glands: Crocodilians have modified salivary glands called salt glands...

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American crocodile

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all true crocodilians, the American crocodile is a quadruped, with short, stocky legs; a long, powerful tail; and a scaly hide with rows of ossified scutes...

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Deinosuchus

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have lived for up to 50 years, growing at a rate similar to that of modern crocodilians, but maintaining this growth over a much longer time. Deinosuchus...

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Marine reptile

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Simoedosaurus and dyrosaurid crocodylomorphs. Various types of marine gavialid crocodilians remained widespread as recently as the Late Miocene. Some marine...

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List of largest reptiles

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The crocodilians reaching a length of 4 m (13 ft) and a mass of 500 kg (1,100 lb) or more. It is worth mentioning that unlike the upper weight of mammals...

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Nile crocodile

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species. Most morphological attributes of Nile crocodiles are typical of crocodilians as a whole. Like all crocodilians, for example, the Nile crocodile is...

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Cuban crocodile

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other crocodilians, such as its brighter adult colors, rougher, more 'pebbled' scales, and long, strong legs. This is a small to mid-sized crocodilian. Typical...

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Quinkana

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chain of events. As one of the first fossil crocodilians to be recognized from Australia, Quinkana has a long history. Some of the earliest fossil finds...

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comprising today's turtles, crocodilians, snakes, amphisbaenians, lizards, tuatara, and their extinct relatives. The study of these traditional reptile...

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The following is a list of the largest living reptile species ranked by average weight, which is dominated by the crocodilians. Unlike mammals, birds...

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Spinosaurus

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underside of the caudals, this resulted in a deep and narrow tail with a paddle or fin-like shape, comparable to the tails of newts and crocodilians. Spinosaurus...

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Vasuki indicus

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Fossils of catfish, turtles, crocodilians, and early cetaceans are also known from this formation, any of which may have been the prey of Vasuki. At...

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List of dinosaur genera

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dinosaurs. Many listed names have been reclassified as everything from true birds to crocodilians to petrified wood. The list contains 1764 names, of which approximately...

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This is a list of dragons in mythology and folklore. This is a list of European dragons. Azazel from the Abrahamic religions, is described as a dragon...

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Lists of fictional animals

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such as a "pod" of whales or "gaggle" of geese. Animal epithet Lists of animals List of animal sounds wikt:Appendix:Animals, a similar list on English Wiktionary...

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