Checklist of the Reptiles of the World: Crocodilians (Crocodylia)
(current to February 13th, 2021 / IUCN Red List assessments current to December 31st, 2020)

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Family Genus Species English common name
Alligatoridae Alligators and Caimans
Alligator Alligators
Alligator mississippiensis American Alligator
Alligator sinensis Chinese Alligator
Caiman Typical Caimans
Caiman crocodilus Common Caiman
Caiman latirostris Broad-snouted Caiman
Caiman yacare Paraguayan Caiman
Melanosuchus Black Caiman
Melanosuchus niger Black Caiman
Paleosuchus Dwarf Caimans
Paleosuchus palpebrosus Cayenne Dwarf Caiman
Paleosuchus trigonatus Northwestern Dwarf Caiman
Crocodylidae Crocodiles
Crocodylus Typical Crocodiles
Crocodylus acutus American Crocodile
Crocodylus halli Southern New Guinea Freshwater Crocodile
Crocodylus intermedius Orinoco Crocodile
Crocodylus johnstoni Australian Freshwater Crocodile
Crocodylus mindorensis Philippine Freshwater Crocodile
Crocodylus moreletii Central American Crocodile
Crocodylus niloticus Nile Crocodile
Crocodylus novaeguineae Northern New Guinea Freshwater Crocodile
Crocodylus palustris Mugger
Crocodylus porosus Saltwater Crocodile
Crocodylus raninus Bornean Swamp Crocodile
Crocodylus rhombifer Cuban Crocodile
Crocodylus siamensis Siamese Freshwater Crocodile
Crocodylus suchus West African Crocodile
Mecistops African Slender-snouted Crocodiles
Mecistops cataphractus West African Slender-snouted Crocodile
Mecistops leptorhynchus Central African Slender-snouted Crocodile
Osteolaemus Dwarf Crocodiles
Osteolaemus osborni Congo Dwarf Crocodile
Osteolaemus tetraspis West African Dwarf Crocodile
Gavialidae Gharials
Gavialis Indian Gharial
Gavialis gangeticus Indian Gharial
Tomistoma Malayan Gharial
Tomistoma schlegelii Malayan Gharial