Can you name the Extant Crocodilia Species?

created by darklord_osk
  • Enter a Crocodilian in the box below
  • Correctly named Crocodilians will show up below
  • Answers do not have to be guessed in order
  • Source: A list of Crocodilians on Wikipedia (bottom of page)
  • Did you know there were more species of Alligators and Crocodiles living in the world than the ones in Florida? Perhaps you will learn of a few news ones after this quiz!
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Latin nameCommon nameCurrent Range
Family Gavialidae0
T. schlegeliiMalaysia, Sumatra
G. gangeticusNorthern Indian Subcontinent
Family Alligatoridae0
A. mississippiensisSoutheastern United States
A. sinensisEastern China
P. palpebrosusAmazon Basin
P. trigonatusAmazon Basin
C. crocodilusCentral America, Amazon Basin
C. latirostrisSoutheastern South America
C. yacareCentral to Southern South America
M. nigerAmazon Basin
Family Crocodylidae0
Latin nameCommon nameCurrent Range
C. acutusCentral America, Caribbean
C. cataphractusEastern Equatorial Africa
C. intermediusVenezuela, Colombia
C. johnsoniNorthern Australia
C. mindorensisPhilippines
C. moreletiiYucatan Peninsula, Eastern Mexico
C. niloticusMajority of Africa, Western Madagascar
C. novaeguineaeNew Guinea
C. palustrisIndian Subcontinent, Sri Lanka
C. porosusSouth and Southeast Asia, Northern Australia
C. rhombiferCuba
C. siamensisSoutheastern Asia
O. tetraspisEastern Equatorial Africa
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Extant Crocodilia Species Quiz

  1. by darklord_osk
  • Created Feb 22, 2010 in Science
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