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Crocodylia

Crocodylia is a class in the phylum Chordata. This database currently files 2 species under it, recorded across 61 countries.

Species filed
2
Threatened
0
Countries recorded
61
With a free photo
100%
Weight range
Not recorded

What is in Crocodylia?

2 families filed directly under this class.

  1. Alligatoridae

    american alligator

    1 species
  2. Crocodylidae

    nile crocodile

    1 species

Best-known members of Crocodylia

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How threatened is Crocodylia?

2 of 2 species filed here have an IUCN category on record.

IUCN categorySpeciesShare of assessed
LCLeast Concern2100%

Where is Crocodylia recorded?

Species on file in this class with sighting records in each country. Recorded sightings, not natural ranges.

Tanzania: 1 speciesUnited States of America: 2 speciesIndonesia: 1 speciesDem. Rep. Congo: 1 speciesSomalia: 1 speciesKenya: 1 speciesSudan: 1 speciesChad: 1 speciesSouth Africa: 2 speciesMexico: 2 speciesBrazil: 1 speciesPanama: 1 speciesNicaragua: 1 speciesFrance: 2 speciesZimbabwe: 1 speciesBotswana: 1 speciesNamibia: 1 speciesSenegal: 1 speciesMali: 1 speciesMauritania: 1 speciesBenin: 1 speciesNiger: 1 speciesNigeria: 2 speciesCameroon: 1 speciesTogo: 1 speciesGhana: 1 speciesCôte d'Ivoire: 1 speciesGuinea: 1 speciesGuinea-Bissau: 1 speciesLiberia: 1 speciesSierra Leone: 1 speciesBurkina Faso: 1 speciesCentral African Rep.: 1 speciesCongo: 1 speciesGabon: 1 speciesZambia: 1 speciesMalawi: 1 speciesMozambique: 1 specieseSwatini: 1 speciesAngola: 1 speciesBurundi: 1 speciesIsrael: 1 speciesMadagascar: 1 speciesGambia: 1 speciesIndia: 1 speciesGermany: 2 speciesSwitzerland: 1 speciesAustralia: 1 speciesPhilippines: 1 speciesFinland: 2 speciesEritrea: 1 speciesJapan: 2 speciesSaudi Arabia: 1 speciesEgypt: 1 speciesEthiopia: 1 speciesUganda: 1 speciesRwanda: 1 speciesS. Sudan: 1 species
  • None on record
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species per country · small islands are not drawn at this scale
  1. South Africa2
  2. Nigeria2
  3. United States2
  4. France2
  5. Japan2
  6. Finland2
  7. Germany2
  8. Mexico2
  9. Kenya1
  10. Botswana1
  11. Tanzania1
  12. Uganda1
  13. Zimbabwe1
  14. Namibia1
  15. Zambia1
  16. Madagascar1
  17. Egypt1
  18. Benin1
  19. Mauritania1
  20. Malawi1

All species in Crocodylia

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Common nameScientific nameFamilyStatusWeightCountries
Nile crocodileCrocodylus niloticusCrocodylidaeLeast ConcernNot recorded56
American alligatorAlligator mississippiensisAlligatoridaeLeast ConcernNot recorded13