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Crocodylus
Laurenti, 1768
(reptile)
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Entity:
Crocodylinae (Subfamily)
..Mecistops (Genus)
..Crocodylus (Genus)
....Crocodylus acutus (Species) - American crocodile
....†Crocodylus bambolii (Species)
....†Crocodylus checchiai (Species)
....Crocodylus intermedius (Species) - Orinoco crocodile
....Crocodylus johnsoni (Species) - Australian freshwater crocodile
....Crocodylus mindorensis (Species) - Mindoro crocodile
....Crocodylus moreletii (Species) - Belize crocodile
....Crocodylus niloticus (Species) - Nile crocodile
....Crocodylus novaeguineae (Species) - New Guinea crocodile
....†Crocodylus palaeindicus (Species)
....Crocodylus palustris (Species) - marsh crocodile
....†Crocodylus pigotti (Species)
....Crocodylus porosus (Species) - saltwater crocodile
....Crocodylus raninus (Species)
....Crocodylus rhombifer (Species) - Cuban crocodile
....Crocodylus siamensis (Species) - Siamese crocodile
....Crocodylus suchus (Species)
Authorship
Unavailable original name
:
Gronovius, 1763.
Zooph.
1
: 10. [ICZN: Opinion 261].
Original name
:
Laurenti, 1768.
Syn. Rept.
: 53.
Types
Type of
:
Crocodylia
(Order)
Wagler, 1830
Type of
:
Crocodylidae
(Family)
Cuvier, 1807
Type
:
Crocodylus niloticus
Laurenti, 1768
Ref:
P. Uetz et al. (eds.), 2016
: 16 Aug 2016.
Variants
Subsequent spelling
:
Crocodilus
(Genus)
Gmelin, 1789
Ref:
S.A. Neave (ed.), [2005]
: [19 Dec 2008].
Incorrect spelling
:
Crocodilus
(Genus)
Gmelin, 1789
Ref:
R.L. Carroll, 1988
: App. (p. 620).
Synonyms
Synonymous name
:
Champsa
(Genus)
Wagler, 1830
Ref:
R.L. Carroll, 1988
: App. (p. 620).
Synonymous name
:
Crocodylinae
(Clade)
Cuvier 1807 {Brochu 2003 (alt.)}
Ref:
C.A. Brochu, 2003
: table 1 (p. 361).
Synonymous name
:
†
Limnosaurus
(Genus)
Marsh, 1872, nom. dub.
Ref:
PBDB
: 11 Jun 2020.
Synonymous name
:
†
Thecachampsa
(Genus)
Cope, 1867
Ref:
R.L. Carroll, 1988
: App. (p. 620).
Vernacular Names (Dutch)
Full name
:
krokodillen s.s.
Ref:
B. Grzimek (ed.), 1973-1975
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28 Aug 2026