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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.
(see the related links for more information about the difference between an alligator and a crocodile)
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∙ 14y agoThe 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
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∙ 10y agoThey're both crocodiliscs - both related. Both have species in North America and Asia.
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What is the smallest alligator on record?
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.
What is Captin Hook scared of in the movie Peter Pan and the return to Never Land?
The ticking clock in the stomach in the crocodile which had eaten his hand
What is the American Dad episode where Stan shoots an alligator or crocodile three times in the head?
The Worst Stan
Why was Captain Hook eaten by an alligator?
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.
Who cut off Captain Hook's left hand and fed it to an alligator?
Peter Pan fed Hook's hand to a crocodile.
What are the simliarities between a crocodile and an alligator?
they are predators
What is crocagater?
It is an cross between a crocodile and an alligator.
Crocodile is to alligator as toad is to?
The crocodile is to an alligator as the toad is to a frog.
What animal is often mistaken for a crocodile?
An ALLIGATOR. Remember crocodiles are from the 'old world' and ALLIGATORS are from the 'AMERICAS'. It is 'A'; for 'A'.
Who would win the fight crocodile or alligator not a nile alligator?
Crocodile.
What came first the alligator or the crocodile?
Both the crocodile and the alligator came together.
What is the similarities between alligator and crocodile?
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.
Who has the bigger nose crocodile or alligator?
the average alligator has a larger snout than a crocodile
Which animal is the largest living relative to the dinosaur?
The crocodile/alligator
Is an alligator a crocodile?
No it is NOT an alligator. They are very different.
Use the phrase an alligator in sentence?
I was hiking near the river when I spotted an alligator sunbathing on the muddy bank.
Who will win a alligator or a crocodile?
most likely a crocodile
