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Bookmark or Share- Crocodiles: Facts and photos of some of the toothiest reptilesCrocodiles are large reptiles found in tropical regions of Africa, Asia, the Americas and Australia. They are members of the order Crocodilia, which also includes caimans, gharials and alligators...
- Crocodile | Habitat, Species, Diet, & Facts | BritannicaCrocodiles are any of about 27 species of generally large, ponderous, amphibious animals of lizard-like appearance and carnivorous habit belonging to the reptile order Crocodylia. They have powerful jaws, many conical teeth, and short legs.
- American crocodile - WikipediaThe American crocodile is the most widespread of the four extant species of crocodiles from the Americas. [2] They are saltwater-tolerant, and have thus been capable of colonizing a multitude of islands within the Caribbean, and on some coastal Pacific islands as well.
- Crocodile - Habitat, Diet, Behavior | BritannicaCrocodiles are mostly nocturnal animals. They are predators and spend most of their time in the water; although they are also known to make journeys of several kilometers over land. In the first weeks of life, crocodiles eat insects, crustaceans, snails, small fishes, frogs, and tadpoles.
- Crocodilia - WikipediaThe order Crocodilia includes the true crocodiles (family Crocodylidae), the alligators and caimans (family Alligatoridae), and the gharial and false gharial (family Gavialidae). Although the term crocodiles (or crocs) is sometimes used to refer to all of these, crocodilians is a less ambiguous vernacular term for members of this group.
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