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Family: Crocodylidae true crocodiles



(See list of species below)


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8 species (see list below)
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Crocodylus acutus
[American crocodyle]
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Crocodylus johnstoni
[Australian crocodile]
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Crocodylus mindorensis
[Philippine crocodile]
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Crocodylus niloticus
[]

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Indo-West Pacific.
Max. Length 615 cm TL
Crocodylus porosus Schneider, 1801

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Crocodylus porosus
[Estuarine crocodile]
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Crocodylus rhombifer
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Crocodylus siamensis
[Siamese crocodile]
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Tomistoma schlegelii
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Crocodylus acutus American crocodyle Western Atlantic and East 1807
Crocodylus johnstoni Australian crocodile Western Pacific
Crocodylus mindorensis Philippine crocodile Western Central Pacific 1935
Crocodylus niloticus Africa. 1768
Crocodylus porosus Estuarine crocodile Indo-West Pacific. 615 TL 1801
Crocodylus rhombifer Western Central Atlantic 1807
Crocodylus siamensis Siamese crocodile Southeast Asia. 1801
Tomistoma schlegelii Western Central Pacific 1838



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