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Alligatorinae Temporal range: Paleocene-Recent,^[1] 60–0 Ma PreЄ Є O S D C P T J K Pg N
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Superorder:	Crocodylomorpha
Order:	Crocodylia
Family:	Alligatoridae
Subfamily:	Alligatorinae Gray, 1844
Genera
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Alligatorinae are one of two subfamilies of the family Alligatoridae.

Taxonomy

Subfamily Alligatorinae
- Genus Chrysochampsa (extinct)
- Genus Hassiacosuchus (extinct)
- Genus Navajosuchus (extinct)
- Genus Ceratosuchus (extinct)
- Genus Allognathosuchus (extinct)
- Genus Arambourgia (extinct)
- Genus Procaimanoidea (extinct)
- Genus Wannaganosuchus (extinct)
- Genus Krabisuchus (extinct)
- Genus Alligator

References

^ The Paleobiology Database: Alligatoridae

Extant Crocodilian species

Kingdom: Animalia · Phylum: Chordata · Class: Sauropsida · (unranked): Archosauria · Superorder: Crocodylomorpha

Family Gavialidae

Gavialis	Gharial (G. gangeticus)

Tomistoma	False gharial (T. schlegelii)

Family Alligatoridae

Alligatorinae
(Alligators)

Alligator	American alligator (A. mississippiensis) · Chinese alligator (A. sinensis)

Caimaninae
(Caimans)

Caiman	Broad-snouted caiman (C. latirostris) · Spectacled caiman (C. crocodilus) · Yacare caiman (C. yacare)

Melanosuchus	Black caiman (M. niger)

Paleosuchus	Cuvier's dwarf caiman (P. palpebrosus) · Smooth-fronted caiman (P. trigonatus)

Family Crocodylidae (Crocodiles)

Crocodylinae

Crocodylus	American crocodile (C. acutus) · Slender-snouted crocodile (C. cataphractus) · Orinoco crocodile (C. intermedius) · Freshwater crocodile (C. johnsoni) · Philippine crocodile (C. mindorensis) · Morelet's crocodile (C. moreletii) · Nile crocodile (C. niloticus) · New Guinea crocodile (C. novaeguineae) · Mugger crocodile (C. palustris) · Saltwater crocodile (C. porosus) · Cuban crocodile (C. rhombifer) · Siamese crocodile (C. siamensis)

Osteolaemus	Dwarf crocodile (O. tetraspis)

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Human interaction	U.S. Alligator fatalities · Crocodile attacks · Alligator farm · Crocodile tears · Famous crocodiles and alligators · Sewer alligator

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