Why are alligators and crocodiles called reptile?

Answer 1

Crocodiles (subfamily Crocodylinae) or true crocodiles are large aquatic reptiles that live throughout the tropics in Africa, Asia, the Americas and Australia. Crocodylinae, all of whose members are consideredtrue crocodiles, is classified as a biological subfamily. A broader sense of the term crocodile, Crocodylidae that includes Tomistoma, is notused in this article. The term crocodile here applies only to thespecies within the subfamily of Crocodylinae. The term is sometimesused even more loosely to include all extant members of the order Crocodilia, which includesTomistoma,the alligators and caimans (family Alligatoridae), the gharials (family Gavialidae), and all other living and fossil Crocodylomorpha.

Answer 2

Crocodile comes from the Greek words krokos and deilos, meaning "pebble worm". It probably refers to the elongated, "worm" like body of the animal and its pebbly looking skin.

Answer 3

they aent mean but like big food. they are mean if u pick on them

Answer 4

Because they lay hard-shelled eggs, have scales and are cold-blooded.

Answer 5

Because they have scales, lay hard-shelled eggs and are cold-blooded.

Answer 6

It comes from the ancient Greek word krokodilos meaning "worm of the stones."

Answer 7

Amphibian habit of crocodile with swallowing of food and egg laying habit on land make it crocodile.After hatching the juvenile crocodile move to water own their own.