crocodilian

An order of reptiles including both crocodiles and alligators, as well as caimans and gharials, all of which belong to the order Crocodilia.

Alligators have wider snouts than crocodiles, but they are otherwise visually similar.

Examples

Clockwise from top-left: crocodile, alligator, gharial

See also

• List of animals

External links

• Wikipedia: Crocodylia

The following tags implicate this tag: alligator and crocodile (learn more).