SYNOPSIS OF THE CROCODILIANS 



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CROCODILE FAMILY 



Croc-0-di'lh 



' cai-a-phrac'tus . 



in-ter-me' di-us . 



johns'ton-i 



rhom'bi-fer . . . . 



a-cu'tus 



a. flor-i-dan'us 



nil-ot'i-cus . . . 



po-ro'sus 



pa-lus'tris .... 



Os-te-o-lae'miix. . Je-tras'pis . . . . 



tri-go-na'tus . . 

 pal-pe-bro'sus . 



Cai'man \ sde'rops 



ni'ger 



lat-i-ros'tris . . . 



Al'li-ga-tor . 



COMMON NAME 



Sharp-Nosed Afri- 

 can Crocodile, 12 

 feet 



Orinoco Crocodile, 

 12 feet 



Australian Croco- 

 dile, 8 feet 



Cuban Crocodile, 

 10 feet 



American Croco- 

 dile, 14 feet .... 



Florida Crocodile, 

 14 feet 6 inches. . 



Nile Crocodile, 16 

 feet 



Salt-Water Croco- 

 dile, 16 feet .... 



Mugger, 12 feet . . . 



Broad-Nosed Afri- 

 can Crocodile, 6 

 feet 



Rough-BackedCai- 

 man, 6 feet 



Banded Caiman, 8 

 feet 



Spectacled Cai- 

 man, 8 feet 



Black Caiman, 20 

 feet (Bates) .... 



Broad-Nosed Cai- | Amazon to Rio 

 man, 8 feet 



si-nen'sis J Chinese Alligator, 



I 6 feet 



miss-is-sip-pi-en'- \ Common Alligator, 

 sis 1 16 feet 



W. Africa. 



Venezuela. 

 Australia. 



Cuba only. 



Central and 

 South Amer- 

 ica. 



Florida. 



Africa generally . 



Malayana. 



.India. 



Equatorial W. 

 Africa. 



Upper Amazon. 



South America. 



Central and 

 South America. 



Guianas; Brazil. 



de la Plata. 

 China. 



United States. 



