Species group · Reptiles

Crocodilians

WAnimals has 6 species of crocodilian, spread across 2 families (Alligatoridae, Crocodylidae).

6 species

2 families

22 countries

33 parks

All 6 species of crocodilians on WAnimals

Each one has its own full profile. This group does not replace them: it brings them together.

4 Least Concern2 Critically Endangered

2 species in this group are in a threatened category according to the IUCN.

Recorded in 22 countries. The ones with the most species in the group:

The sex of the hatchlings is set by the nest temperature: above 34°C they are male, below 30°C female.
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It eats fish, turtles, snakes, birds and small mammals, matching its prey to its own size.
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It lives in freshwater rivers, lakes, swamps and marshes of the south-eastern United States.
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The bony ridge between its eyes recalls the bridge of a pair of spectacles, hence its name.
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It is the most widely distributed crocodilian in the world.
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Several females may gather hatchlings from different mothers into communal crèches.
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It is the top predator of the Amazon basin and the largest caiman species in the world.
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More than 90% of its population was wiped out in a century by hunting for its skin.
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