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THE REPTILES
The Order Crocodillia
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Super Family Crocodyloidea
The term crocodile is sometimes used to include not only true crocodiles but also all extant members of the order Crocodilia, which includes: (1) family Crocodylidae (true crocodiles); (2) sub-family Alligatorinae 1 (alligators); (3) sub-family Caimaninae (caimans) ; (4) family Gavialidae (gharial and false gharial); and all other living and fossil Crocodylomorpha.
The Family Alligators Go Down Go Up
Order: Crocodillia, Family: Alligatorinae
Genus: Alligator
American Alligator, Alligator mississippiensis, L m-11-15 feet, f-8-10 feet
Chinese Alligator, Alligator sinensis, L 5-7 feet
The Family Caiman Go Down Go Up
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The Family Crocodile Go Down Go Up
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The Family Gharial Go Down Go Up
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Most modern biology places Alligators and Caiman in the family Alligatoridae. However, I choose to separate them into two families.
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