TABLE 6-2.

Taxonomy of the Family Crocodylidae

Common name	Scientific name	Geographic distribution
American crocodile	Crocodylus acutus	North, Central, and South America
Slender-snouted crocodile	Crocodylus cataphractus	Africa
Orinoco crocodile	Crocodylus intermedius	South America
Fresh water crocodile/Johnston's crocodile	Crocodylus johnstoni	Australia
Philippine crocodile	Crocodylus mindorensis	Philippines
Morelet's crocodile	Crocodylus moreletii	Central America
Nile crocodile	Crocodylus niloticus	Africa and Madagascar
New Guinea crocodile	Crocodylus novaeguineae	Papua New Guinea and Irian Java
Mugger crocodile/Swamp crocodile	Crocodylus palustris	Indian subcontinent
Saltwater/Estuarine crocodile	Crocodylus porosus	Australia and Southeast Asia
Cuban crocodile	Crocodylus rhombifer	Cuba
Siamese crocodile	Crocodylus siamensis	Southeast Asia
African dwarf crocodile	Osteolaemus tetraspis	Africa
False gharial	Tomistoma schlegelii	Southeast Asia