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Nile Crocodile
Crocodylus niloticus Laurenti, 1768
Crocodylus niloticus, the Nile crocodile, is a large African crocodilian with de…
West African Crocodile
Crocodylus suchus Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1807
Crocodylus suchus (West African crocodile) is a smaller crocodile native to West…
Dwarf Crocodile
Osteolaemus tetraspis Cope, 1861
The dwarf crocodile (Osteolaemus tetraspis) is the smallest living crocodile spe…
False Gharial
Tomistoma schlegelii (Müller, 1838)
Tomistoma schlegelii, the false gharial, is a slender-snouted crocodilian native…
Central African slender-snouted crocodile
Mecistops leptorhynchus (Bennett, 1835)
Mecistops leptorhynchus, the Central African slender-snouted crocodile, is a rec…
Chinese Alligator
Alligator sinensis Fauvel, 1879
Alligator sinensis (Chinese alligator) is a small, critically endangered crocodi…
American Alligator
Alligator mississippiensis (Daudin, 1801)
This is a detailed description of the morphology, distribution, habitat, and doc…
Spectacled Caiman
Caiman crocodilus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Caiman crocodilus, the spectacled caiman, is a small to medium-sized adaptable N…
Broad-snouted Caiman
Caiman latirostris (Daudin, 1801)
Caiman latirostris, the broad-snouted caiman, is a crocodilian with temperature-…
Yacare Caiman
Caiman yacare (Daudin, 1801)
Caiman yacare, the piranha caiman, is a common medium-sized South American caima…
Black Caiman
Melanosuchus niger (Spix, 1825)
Melanosuchus niger, the black caiman, is a large nocturnal crocodilian native to…
Cuvier's Dwarf Caiman
Paleosuchus palpebrosus (Cuvier, 1807)
Cuvier's dwarf caiman (Paleosuchus palpebrosus) is the smallest living New World…
Schneider's Dwarf Caiman
Paleosuchus trigonatus (Schneider, 1801)
Paleosuchus trigonatus, the smooth-fronted caiman, is a small crocodilian native…
Gharial
Gavialis gangeticus (Gmelin, 1789)
Gavialis gangeticus, the gharial, is a large fish-specialized crocodilian native…
Tuatara
Sphenodon punctatus (Gray, 1842)
Sphenodon punctatus, or tuatara, is a long-lived, slow-reproducing reptile endem…
King's Worm Lizard
Amphisbaena kingii (Bell, 1833)
Amphisbaena kingii is an oviparous amphisbaenian found in South American savanna…
Wagler's Worm Lizard
Amphisbaena vermicularis Wagler, 1824
Amphisbaena vermicularis, or Wagler's worm lizard, is an amphisbaenid worm lizar…
Mertens' Worm Lizard
Amphisbaena mertensii Strauch, 1881
Amphisbaena mertensii is an endemic South American oviparous worm lizard species…
Black-and-white Worm Lizard
Amphisbaena fuliginosa Linnaeus, 1758
Amphisbaena fuliginosa is an oviparous species that lives in northern South Amer…
Red Worm Lizard
Amphisbaena alba Linnaeus, 1758
Amphisbaena alba is a South American amphisbaenian with distinct erythrocyte tra…
Darwin's Ringed Worm Lizard
Amphisbaena darwinii Duméril & Bibron, 1839
Darwin's ringed worm lizard (Amphisbaena darwinii) is a fossorial, oviparous spe…
Smallhead Worm Lizard
Leposternon microcephalum Wagler, 1824
Leposternon microcephalum, the smallhead worm lizard, is an oviparous amphisbaen…
Southwest Iberian Worm Lizard
Blanus cinereus Vandelli, 1797
Blanus cinereus, the Iberian worm lizard, is a subterranean limbless vertebrate …
Florida Worm Lizard
Rhineura floridana (Baird, 1858)
Rhineura floridana is a limbless, worm-like burrowing species found in Florida t…
