Crocodiles and Alligators
This section contains the species and subspecies currently documented in Crocodiles and Alligators.
Alligatoridae
American alligator — Alligator mississippiensis
Chinese alligator — Alligator sinensis
Spectacled caiman — Caiman crocodilus crocodilus
Spectacled caiman — Caiman crocodilus fuscus
Broad-snouted caiman — Caiman latirostris
Cuvier’s smooth-fronted caiman — Paleosuchus palpebrosus
Crocodylidae
Orinoco crocodile — Crocodylus intermedius
Philippine crocodile — Crocodylus mindorensis
Morelet’s crocodile — Crocodylus moreletii
Nile crocodile — Crocodylus niloticus cowiei
Madagascar crocodile — Crocodylus niloticus madagascariensis
New Guinea Crocodile — Crocodylus novaeguineae
Mugger crocodile — Crocodylus palustris kimbula
Mugger crocodile — Crocodylus palustris palustris
Saltwater crocodile — Crocodylus porosus
Cuban crocodile — Crocodylus rhombifer
Siamese crocodile — Crocodylus siamensis
West African crocodile — Crocodylus suchus
West-African slender-snouted crocodile — Mecistops cataphractus
West African dwarf crocodile — Osteolaemus tetraspis tetraspis
Malayan gharial — Tomistoma schlegelii