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crocodiles are in the reptile family
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Whose in a alligator family?
Crocodile
What are the extinct family members of a Crocodile family of reptiles?
The crocodile has three other relatives: the alligator, the caiman and the gharial
What kind of animal is American crocodile?
The American crocodile goes by the scientific name Crocodylus acutus. It is a reptile in the Crocodilydae family. This type of crocodile is indigenous to the Neotropics.
What does Crocodylidae mean?
It is the family name (scientific classification) of the crocodile.
What killed the crocodile man?
A Stingray or family of the stingray species
What is an atoposaurid?
An atoposaurid is a member of the Atoposauridae, a family of crocodile-like archosaurs.
What is the genus species name for a crocodile?
Crocodiles (family Crocodylidae) belong to either of two genera (genus names) :Crocodylus - most crocodilesOsteolaemus - the "dwarf crocodile" - Osteolaemus tetraspisSome crocodile classifications within Crocodylus :Nile crocodile - C. niloticusAustralian Saltwater Crocodile - C. porosus (one of the largest species)Siamese Crocodile - C. siamensis
How long can a crocodile stay still?
The crocodile belongs to the reptile family, it can stay still for many hours till and behave unaware, till it finds its prey, and attacks.
Is a caiman a type of hippopotamas?
No - A Caiman is a member of the crocodile family ! See the related link for a picture.
How do you spell the word crocadile?
The correct spelling is crocodile.A crocodile is an aquatic reptile and one of the deadliest predators on the planet.An example sentence is "it is not advised that we go too close to the river, there could be crocodiles in there waiting for their next meal".
What is scientific name crocodile?
The scientific name for crocodiles is Crocodylidae. This is the family name, not the name of a specific species, because there are many species of crocodile.Scientific naming is a way of classifying animals into groups. For example, crocodiles are animals (not plants or bacteria) so they are part of the Kingdom Animalia. Crocodiles have spines-- they're vertebrates-- so they are part of the Phylum Chrodata. Crocodiles are reptiles, so they're part of Class Reptilia. The family name, Crocodylidae, is the group right above specific species in the hierarchy of scientific naming.
What kingdom does crocodile?
AnimaliaKINGDOM: Animalia. PHYLUM: Chordata. CLASS: Reptilia. ORDER: Crocodylia. FAMILY: Crocodylidae
