There are structural and physiological differences between the two types of crocodilians. The alligator has a much more specific habitat, being the Yangtze river in China and the swamps of the southeastern US. Only in the state of Florida will the two have nearby habitats. Lacking a functional salt gland, alligators cannot live in salt water.
The easiest way to distinguish them is that in a crocodile, both lower and upper teeth are visible when the mouth is closed. In the alligator, the upper jaw covers the lower jaw. The shape of the head is also different : the crocodile has a V-shaped snout, which is very long and narrow in front, while the alligator's snout is more U-shaped.
The crocodile's coloration is olive brown, while the alligator's color appears to be darker, nearly black. The length of these two reptiles are also different. The adult alligator's length is up to 14 feet (4.3 meters), while crocodiles can grow up to 19 feet (5.8 meters) or more. In terms of nesting, the crocodile lays their eggs in mud or sand nests or near brackish water, while the alligator lays their eggs in mounds of vegetation surrounding freshwater. In the US, crocodiles are only found in the southern tip of Florida, though they can also be found in the Caribbean, Central America and South America. Alligators are found in the southeastern United States, and South Florida is the only known place in the world where crocodiles and alligators cohabit the same areas.
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The difference between a crocodile and an alligator is that a crocodile has a large overbite, is usually much larger, and more territorial. Alligators are darker in color, have different hunting methods, and are usually found in America. They are similar because they are in the same kingdom, phylum, and class, they both use the death roll and have all of the characteristics of reptiles
The smallest alligator on record is the Caiman. There are a few different species of Caiman, but none get as big as a Crocodile or an Alligator.
The ticking clock in the stomach in the crocodile which had eaten his hand
The Worst Stan
Yes he did because the crocodile (an alligator) did eat Captain Hook and his pirates. But he spit out their buttons because buttons are choking hazords. Peter Pan lived. And then an alligator (the crocodile) ate Captain Hook and his pirates.
Peter Pan fed Hook's hand to a crocodile.
they are predators
It is an cross between a crocodile and an alligator.
The crocodile is to an alligator as the toad is to a frog.
An ALLIGATOR. Remember crocodiles are from the 'old world' and ALLIGATORS are from the 'AMERICAS'. It is 'A'; for 'A'.
Crocodile.
Both the crocodile and the alligator came together.
The only real difference is they are different sizes and the crocodiles can survive in salt water, most other things are the same, exempt for a few physical differences.
the average alligator has a larger snout than a crocodile
The crocodile/alligator
No it is NOT an alligator. They are very different.
most likely a crocodile
it is like a tie between anaconda and crocodile or alligator