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Crocodylia
Scientific classification
Domain:Eukaryota
Kingdom:Animalia
Subkingdom:Metazoa
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Reptilia
Order:Crocodylia
Family:Crocodylidae
Subfamilies

 Crocodylinae
 Alligatorinae
 Gavialinae

Crocodylia is an order of large reptiles that scientists believe branched off from class Reptilia about 220 million years ago.

  • Order CROCODYLIA
    • Suborder: Eusuchia
    • Family: Crocodylidae
      • Subfamily: Crocodylinae
        • American Crocodile Crocodylus acutus
        • Slender-snouted Crocodile Crocodylus cataphractus
        • Orinoco Crocodile Crocodylus intermedius
        • Australian Freshwater Crocodile Crocodylus johnstoni
        • Philippine Crocodile Crocodylus mindorensis
        • Morelet's Crocodile Crocodylus moreletii
        • Nile Crocodile Crocodylus niloticus
        • New Guinea Crocodile Crocodylus novaeguineae
        • Mugger/Marsh Crocodile Crocodylus palustris
        • Estuarine/Saltwater Crocodile Crocodylus porosus
        • Cuban Crocodile Crocodylus rhombifer
        • Siamese Crocodile Crocodylus siamensis
        • Dwarf Crocodile Osteolaemus tetraspis
        • False Gharial/Gavial Tomistoma schlegelii
      • Subfamily: Alligatorinae (alligators and caimans)
        • American Alligator Alligator mississippiensis
        • Chinese Alligator Alligator sinensis
        • Common Caiman Caiman crocodilus
          • Bespectacled Caiman Caiman crocodilus crocodilus
          • Brown Caiman Caiman crocodilus fuscus
          • Rio Apaporis Caiman Caiman crocodilus apaporiensis
          • Yacare Caiman Caiman crocodilus yacare
        • Broad-snouted Caiman Caiman latirostros
        • Cuvier's Smooth-fronted Caiman Paleosuchus palpebrosus
        • Scheider's Smooth-fronted Caiman Paleosuchus trigonuatus
        • Black Caiman Melanosuchus niger
      • Subfamily: Gavialinae (Gavial)

Extinct suborders and families

Suborder: Eusuchia (one family living, see above)

  • Family: Stomatosuchidae
  • Family: Hylaeochampsidae
  • Family: Bernissartiidae
  • Family: Stomatosuchidae
  • Family: Crocodylidae

Suborder: Protosuchia

  • Family: Protosuchidae
  • Family: Sphenosuchidae

Suborder: Mesosuchia

  • Family: Atoposauridae
  • Family: Goniopholidae
  • Family: Paralligatoridae
  • Family: Notosuchidae
  • Family: Libycosuchidae
  • Family: Sphagesauridae
  • Family: Hsisosuchidae
  • Family: Teleosauridae
  • Family: Pholidosauridae
  • Family: Congosauridae

Suborder: Sebecosuchia

  • Family: Baurusuchidae
  • Family: Sebecidae

Suborder: Thalattosuchia

  • Family: Metriorhynchidae


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