Crocodylus Temporal range: Late Miocene - Recent |
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C. palustris | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Crocodilia |
Family: | Crocodylidae |
Subfamily: | Crocodylinae |
Genus: |
Crocodylus Laurenti, 1768 |
Species | |
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Worldwide distribution of Crocodylus |
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Crocodylus is one of three genera from the subfamily Crocodylinae of the family Crocodylidae.
The 13 living species are:
Established species also include six extinct species:
The cladogram below follows the topology from a 2011 analysis of DNA sequences by Robert W. Meredith, Evon R. Hekkala, George Amato and John Gatesy.