True Crocodiles (Crocodylidae)

 

The Crocodylidae includes the true crocodiles (Crocodylinae) and the false gharial (Tomistominae); 4 genera and 15-18 species overall. They occur in the tropical Americas, Africa, South and Southeast Asia, and Australia, and inhabit rivers, lakes, and wetlands; some species enter brackish water and saltwater. The Crocodylidae feed on fish, birds, mammals, other reptiles, crabs, mollusks, etc. Many species are threatened with extinction.

 

		American Crocodile (Crocodylus acutus)
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