Family

Alligatoridae

8 species · Animals

Animalia › Chordata › Crocodylia › › Alligatoridae

Alligator sinensis Fauvel, 1879

Alligator sinensis (Chinese alligator) is a small, critically endangered crocodilian native to the restricted Yangtze River basin in China.

Alligator mississippiensis (Daudin, 1801)

This is a detailed description of the morphology, distribution, habitat, and documented tool use behavior of the American alligator.

Caiman crocodilus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Caiman crocodilus, the spectacled caiman, is a small to medium-sized adaptable New World crocodilian with a bony ridge between its eyes.

Caiman latirostris (Daudin, 1801)

Caiman latirostris, the broad-snouted caiman, is a crocodilian with temperature-dependent sex determination of its offspring.

Caiman yacare (Daudin, 1801)

Caiman yacare, the piranha caiman, is a common medium-sized South American caiman with distinct lower jaw teeth.

Melanosuchus niger (Spix, 1825)

Melanosuchus niger, the black caiman, is a large nocturnal crocodilian native to Amazonian aquatic habitats.

Paleosuchus palpebrosus (Cuvier, 1807)

Cuvier's dwarf caiman (Paleosuchus palpebrosus) is the smallest living New World crocodilian native to northern and central South America.

Paleosuchus trigonatus (Schneider, 1801)

Paleosuchus trigonatus, the smooth-fronted caiman, is a small crocodilian native to forested streams of northern South America.

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