Interesting Facts
Taxonomy
- Domain:
Eukaryota
(
)
- Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- eukaryotes
- Kingdom:
Animalia
(
)
- Linnaeus, 1758
- animals
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
(
)
- (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983
- Branch:
Deuterostomia
(
)
- Grobben, 1908
- Infrakingdom:
Chordonia
(
)
- (Haeckel, 1874) Cavalier-Smith, 1998
- Phylum:
Chordata
(
)
- Bateson, 1885
- Chordates
- Subphylum:
Vertebrata
(
)
- Cuvier, 1812
- Vertebrates
- Infraphylum:
Gnathostomata
(
)
- Auct.
- Jawed Vertebrates
- Superclass:
Tetrapoda
(
)
- Goodrich, 1930
- Class:
Reptilia
(
)
- Reptiles
- Subclass:
Crocodylomorpha
(
)
- Hay, 1930 (Walker, 1968)
- Infraclass:
Archosauromorpha
(
)
- Order:
Crocodylia
(
)
- Gmelin, 1789
- Suborder:
Eusuchia
(
)
- Family:
Crocodylidae
(
)
- Genus:
Crocodylus
(
)
- Specific name:
palaeindicus
- J. N. Laurenti 1768
- Scientific name: - Crocodylus palaeindicus J. N. Laurenti 1768
- Specific name:
palaeindicus
- J. N. Laurenti 1768
- Genus:
Crocodylus
(
- Family:
Crocodylidae
(
- Suborder:
Eusuchia
(
- Order:
Crocodylia
(
- Infraclass:
Archosauromorpha
(
- Subclass:
Crocodylomorpha
(
- Class:
Reptilia
(
- Superclass:
Tetrapoda
(
- Infraphylum:
Gnathostomata
(
- Subphylum:
Vertebrata
(
- Phylum:
Chordata
(
- Infrakingdom:
Chordonia
(
- Branch:
Deuterostomia
(
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
(
- Kingdom:
Animalia
(
Similar Species
Members of the genus Crocodylus
ZipcodeZoo has pages for 19 species and subspecies in this genus:
C. acutus (American Crocodile) · C. acutus acutus (Central American Alligator) · C. cataphractus (African Slender-Snouted Crocodile) · C. intermedius (Orinoco Crocodile) · C. johnsoni (Australian Freshwater Crocodile) · C. mindorensis (Philippines Crocodile) · C. moreletii (Morelet's Crocodile) · C. niloticus (Nile Crocodile) · C. niloticus africanus (Mamba) · C. niloticus chamses (Mamba) · C. niloticus niloticus (African Crocodile) · C. novaeguineae (New Guinea Crocodile) · C. novaeguineae novaeguineae (New Guinea Freshwater Crocodile) · C. palustris (Mugger) · C. palustris palustris (Mugger Crocodile) · C. porosus (Salt-Water Crocodile) · C. porosus porosus (Australian Saltwater Crocodile) · C. rhombifer (Cuban Crocodile) · C. siamensis (Siamese Crocodile)
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Notes
Contributors
- Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-present. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Zwaag, The Netherlands. Accessed March 27, 2012.
Data Sources
Accessed through GBIF Data Portal November 15, 2007:
- Marine Science Institute, UCSB, Paleobiology Database
Identifiers
- Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 6857949
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 16379599
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 2531267
Curator for this page: Marco de Andrade. Date last reviewed: 12/30/1899
