Order: Crocodilia (Alligators, Caimans and Crocodiles)

Family: Alligatoridae (Alligators and Caimans)

Genus/SpeciesCommon NameImage
Alligator mississippiensis American Alligator
Alligator sinensis Chinese Alligator
Caiman crocodilus Spectacled Caiman
Caiman latirostris Broad-snouted Caiman
Caiman yacare Yacare Caiman
Melanosuchus niger Black Caiman
Paleosuchus palpebrosus Cuvier's Dwarf Caiman
Paleosuchus trigonatus Smooth-fronted Caiman

Family: Crocodylidae (Crocodiles)

Genus/SpeciesCommon NameImage
Crocodylus acutus American Crocodile
Crocodylus halli Hall's New Guinea Crocodile
Crocodylus intermedius Orinoco Crocodile
Crocodylus johnsoni Freshwater Crocodile
Crocodylus mindorensis Philippine Crocodile
Crocodylus moreletii Morelet's Crocodile
Crocodylus niloticus Nile Crocodile
Crocodylus novaeguineae New Guinea Crocodile
Crocodylus palustris Mugger Crocodile
Crocodylus porosus Saltwater Crocodile
Crocodylus rhombifer Cuban Crocodile
Crocodylus siamensis Siamese Crocodile
Crocodylus suchus West African Crocodile
Mecistops cataphractus African Slender-snouted Crocodile
Mecistops leptorhynchus Central African Slender-snouted Crocodile
Osteolaemus osborni Congo Dwarf Crocodile
Osteolaemus tetraspis Dwarf Crocodile

Family: Gavialidae (Gharial)

Genus/SpeciesCommon NameImage
Gavialis gangeticus Gharial
Tomistoma schlegelii False Gharial

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