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  2. Crocodile - Wikipedia

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    Crocodiles (family Crocodylidae) or true crocodiles are large, semiaquatic reptiles that live throughout the tropics in Africa, Asia, the Americas and Australia.The term “crocodile” is sometimes used more loosely to include all extant members of the order Crocodilia, which includes the alligators and caimans (both members of the family Alligatoridae), the gharial and false gharial (both ...

  3. Crocodilia - Wikipedia

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    The highly adaptable American alligator is found in swamps, rivers and lakes with clear or turbid water. Crocodiles live in marshes, lakes and rivers, and can live in saline environments including estuaries and mangrove swamps. [115] American and saltwater crocodiles swim out to sea.

  4. What's the difference between an alligator and a crocodile? - AOL

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    What you mainly see are alligators. But crocodiles live here too. Florida is known for its giant reptiles. What you mainly see are alligators. But crocodiles live here too.

  5. American crocodile - Wikipedia

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    The American crocodile (Crocodylus acutus) is a species of crocodilian found in the Neotropics.It is the most widespread of the four extant species of crocodiles from the Americas, with populations present from South Florida, the Caribbean islands of Cuba, Jamaica, Hispaniola, [4] and the coasts of Mexico to as far south as Peru, Ecuador, Colombia, and Venezuela.

  6. Alligator vs Crocodile: Key Differences and Who Would ... - AOL

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    Alligators and crocodiles differ in some key ways, from their scales to teeth to snout shape and beyond. Watch the latest video from A-Z-Animals to discover fascinating facts about these two ...

  7. Caiman - Wikipedia

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    They have scaly skin and live a fairly nocturnal existence. They are relatively small-sized crocodilians with an average maximum weight of 6 to 40 kg (13 to 88 lb) depending on species, with the exception of the black caiman ( Melanosuchus niger ), which can grow more than 4 m (13 ft) in length and weigh in excess of 450 kg (1,000 Ib).

  8. From the editor: We might have to live with alligators, but I ...

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    From the editor: I know the alligators were here before we were, so we have no choice but to live with them.

  9. List of crocodilians - Wikipedia

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    Three extant crocodilian species clockwise from top-left: saltwater crocodile (Crocodylus porosus), American alligator (Alligator mississippiensis), and gharial (Gavialis gangeticus) Crocodilia is an order of mostly large, predatory, semiaquatic reptiles, which includes true crocodiles, the alligators, and caimans; as well as the gharial and ...