Crocodylus

crocodylus Translingual thumb|Crocodylus niloticus Etymology From mul la crocodilus crŏcŏdīlus, from mul grc κροκόδειλος. Proper noun 1 m genus family Crocodylidae most of the well-known species of crocodiles and their close relatives, extant and extinct Hypernyms genus ; Crocodylinae subfamily subfamily Hyponyms genus Crocodylus niloticus species (Nile crocodile) type species; Crocodylus acutus species (American crocodile), Crocodylus cataphractus species (slender-snouted crocodile), Crocodylus intermedius species (Orinoco crocodile), Crocodylus johnsoni species (Johnstone river crocodile), Crocodylus mindorensis species (Philippine crocodile), Crocodylus moreletii species (Morelet's crocodile), Crocodylus novaeguineae species (New Guinea crocodile), Crocodylus palustris species (marsh crocodile), Crocodylus porosus species (Australian saltwater crocodile), Crocodylus raninus species (a crocodile of Borneo), Crocodylus rhombifer species (Cuban crocodile), Crocodylus siamensis species (Siamese crocodile), Crocodylus suchus species (West African crocodile) extant species †Crocodylus anthropophagus species, †Crocodylus thorbjarnarsoni species, †Crocodylus palaeindicus species, †Crocodylus checchiai species, †Crocodylus falconensis species extinct species References 1 1 1 343595 174360 39476 8500 38441