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Crocodylus

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.


C. porosusCrocodylus porosus white background.jpg

C. palustrisMugger crocodile white background.jpg

C. siamensisSiamese Crocodile white background.jpg


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