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What 'animal family' do crocodile belong to and why characteristics that are common to this group of animals?
Crocodillians are an order of reptiles, which is the group above family. Crocodiles specifically come from the family Crocodylidae. The easiest way to distinguish the Crocodylidae from alligators and caiman is the jaw shape; Crocodylidae have "V" shaped jaws, and the latter two have "U" shaped jaws.
What is the family of an alligator?
Crocodylidae
What does Crocodylidae mean?
It is the family name (scientific classification) of the crocodile.
What is gharial?
The gharial belongs to the subfamily Gavialinae, family Crocodylidae, order Crocodilia.
What kingdom does crocodile?
AnimaliaKINGDOM: Animalia. PHYLUM: Chordata. CLASS: Reptilia. ORDER: Crocodylia. FAMILY: Crocodylidae
Do they have a breed call gator?
North American alligators constitute the genus Alligator,family Crocodylidae and are sometimes recognized as a separate family, Alligatoridae.
What families are elephants crocodiles and hippopotami from?
Elephants belongs to 2 genre families: the Elephas and the Loxodonta. Hippopotami belong to the Hippopotamidae family. Crocodiles belong to the Crocodylidae family.
What are the relatives of the spectacled caiman?
All other members of the Alligatoridae family which consists of alligators and caiman. Crocodiles are in a different family (Crocodylidae), as are Gharials (Gavialidae)...there is still some uncertainty over which family the Tomistoma belongs to. They are all, however, considered crocodilians.
What is the Latin name for crocodile?
Crocodylidae
Is a cayman a crocodile or an alligator?
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
What does crocodle mean?
I assume you mean crocodile when you say that. So, a crocodile is any of several large carnivorous thick skinned long bodied aquatic reptiles from the family Crocodylidae, that live in tropical and subtropical waters
What kingdom does the crocodile belong to?
Crocodiles are of the family Crocodylidae, order Crocodylia. The term crocodilian refers to all members of the order including alligators, caimans, and gavials as well as crocodiles.
