I think it's general for Alligators and Crocodiles.
The order of a crocodile is Crocodilia (or Crocodylia).
The general term for alligators and crocodiles is crocodilians from the name of the order, Crocodilia.
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Neither...a cayman (caiman) is a cayman. Crocodile: Order: Crocodilia Family: Crocodylidae Alligator: Order: Crocodilia Family: Alligatoridae Cayman: Order: Crocodilia Family: Alligatoridae Subfamily: Caimaninae The cayman is more closely related to the alligator having the same family, but the cayman has a different subfamily and the genus and species are different for all three. Neither...a cayman (caiman) is a cayman. Crocodile: Order: Crocodilia Family: Crocodylidae Alligator: Order: Crocodilia Family: Alligatoridae Cayman: Order: Crocodilia Family: Alligatoridae Subfamily: Caimaninae The cayman is more closely related to the alligator having the same family, but the cayman has a different subfamily and the genus and species are different for all three. Deb McGuire http://www.hawaiipetphotos.com
kingdom- animalia phylum- chordata class- sauropsida order- crocodilia family- alligatoridae genus- alligator species- mississippiensis als crocodilia
Caudata are not reptiles. They are amphibians.
The gharial belongs to the subfamily Gavialinae, family Crocodylidae, order Crocodilia.
Crocodilia: Crocodilians Sphenodontia: Tautaras Squamata: Lizards and Snakes Testudines: Turtles and Tortioses
Frogs and Toads, Newts and Salamanders, and Caecilians.
The latin name for a crocodile can vary from the different species of crocodile but one of them is 'Crocodilia Nilolicus' :D