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VII.— NOTES ON CROCODILES. 
1. Species of Crocodiles found in India. 
2. Geographical Distribution of Indian Crocodiles. 
3. Shape of Indian Crocodiles. 
4. Size of Indian Crocodiles. 
5. Food of the Gharial. 
6. Stones in Crocodiles’ Stomachs! 
7. Crocodiles in Indian Zoological Gardens. 
(S. “Tame” Crocodiles in India. 
1). The Crocodiles of Jaipur. 
10. The Crocodiles of “ Mugger Pir,” Karachi. 
11. The Crocodiles of Kankeria. 
12. The Crocodiles of Sarkej. 
1. — Species of Crocodiles found in India. 
Many otherwise well-educated people in India have very 
vague ideas as to the species of crocodiles found wild in 
that country. It may be as well to mention that true 
alligators, the genus Alligator of zoologists, only occur in 
parts of the United States of North America and in China, 
and that true crocodiles are also found in the southern parts 
of both those countries. 
Two genera of Crocodilians exist in India, which Mr. G. A. 
Boulenger, F.K.S., thus distinguishes : — 
Garialis. Snout extremely narrow and elongate ; twenty- 
seven teeth or more on each side of upper jaw. 
Crocodilus. Snout moderate ; sixteen to nineteen teeth on 
each side of upper jaw. 
The snout being the portion of the head in front of the 
orbits. 
Of the first genus there is only a single species : — 
The Gharial, Garialis gangeticus. 
Of the second genus there are two species : — 
The Estuarine Crocodile, Crocodilus porosus. 
The Marsh Crocodile, or Mugger, Crocodilus palustris. 
