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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.