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Crocodiles

Crocodylidae

Scientific Names

Preferred Names

Crocodylidae
Family recognized by EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from EOL Dynamic Hierarchy Trunk
Crocodylidae
Family recognized by wikipedia 中文维基百科, wikipedia 日本語, wikipedia POL, wikipedia VI, wikipedia CZ, wikipedia FI, wikipedia NO, wikipedia RO, wikipedia TR, EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1, EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1, wikipedia ID, wikipedia EU, wikipedia CY, wikipedia AF, wikipedia LT, wikipedia ET, wikipedia BR, wikipedia hr Croatian, wikipedia DA, wikipedia LA, wikipedia LA, wikipedia MS, wikipedia SK, wikipedia NN, wikipedia LV, wikipedia IS, wikipedia GA, NCBI, wikipedia EO, Biopix Nature Photos, wikipedia emerging languages, wikipedia emerging_languages, EOL authors, wikipedia gl Galician, GBIF classification, NCBI GGBN GBIF BHL BOLDS data coverage, wikidata_hierarchy tar gz, wikipedia DE, wikipedia ES, wikipedia IT, wikipedia PT, wikipedia FR, wikipedia 한국어 위키백과, Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023, wikipedia EN, Wikidata Common Names, Wikipedia (inferred records), Wikimedia Commons, Barcode of Life Data Systems, Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Hierarchy, Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test, Global Biotic Interactions, Global Biotic Interactions, and Global Biotic Interactions
Crocodylidae
Recognized by Eswatini Species List, CalPhotos, Egypt Species List, AnAge articles, Natural History Museum Species of the day, INBio, VERA, Algeria Species List, Angola Species List, Austria Species List, Bangladesh Species List, Australia Species List, Belize Species List, Benin Species List, Belgium Species List, Bolivia Species List, Botswana Species List, Brazil Species List, Burkina Faso Species List, Cambodia Species List, Cameroon Species List, Canada Species List, Chad Species List, China Species List, Colombia Species List, Costa Rica Species List, Democratic Republic of the Congo Species List, Djibouti Species List, Dominican Republic Species List, Ecuador Species List, El Salvador Species List, Eritrea Species List, Ethiopia Species List, Fiji Species List, France Species List, Gabon Species List, Gambia Species List, Germany Species List, Ghana Species List, Guatemala Species List, Guinea Species List, Haiti Species List, India Species List, Ivory Coast Species List, Jamaica Species List, Kenya Species List, Liberia Species List, Libya Species List, Madagascar Species List, Malawi Species List, Malaysia Species List, Mali Species List, Mauritania Species List, Myanmar Species List, Namibia Species List, Nepal Species List, Nicaragua Species List, Niger Species List, Nigeria Species List, Pakistan Species List, Palau Species List, Panama Species List, Papua New Guinea Species List, Paraguay Species List, Philippines Species List, Portugal Species List, Puerto Rico Species List, Republic of the Congo Species List, Rwanda Species List, Senegal Species List, Sierra Leone Species List, Singapore Species List, Solomon Islands Species List, South Africa Species List, Spain Species List, Suriname Species List, Tanzania Species List, Thailand Species List, Timor Leste Species List, Sri Lanka Species List, Tunisia Species List, Uganda Species List, Venezuela Species List, Vietnam Species List, Zambia Species List, Zimbabwe Species List, Argentina Species List, Cuba Species List, English Vernaculars for Landmark Taxa, Indonesia Species List, Mexico Species List, Andaman Sea Species List, Arabian Sea Species List, Arafura Sea Species List, Bay of Bengal Species List, Caribbean Sea Species List, Coral Sea Species List, Great Australian Bight Species List, Gulf of Boni Species List, Gulf of California Species List, Gulf of Mexico Species List, Indian Ocean Species List, Java Sea Species List, North Atlantic Species List, North Pacific Species List, Philippine Sea Species List, Singapore Strait Species List, Solomon Sea Species List, South China Sea Species List, Sulu Sea Species List, South Atlantic Species List, South Pacific Species List, FAO Fishery Statistics, Furui 2020, OBIS environmental data records, Timor Sea Species List, and United States Species List
Crocodylidae (Crocodylia)
Recognized by ReptileDB
Crocodylidae (Gavialidae)
Recognized by ReptileDB
Crocodylidae Cuvier 1808
Family recognized by World Register of Marine Species

Alternative Names

? atopus Langston, 1965
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
? carolinensis Erickson & Sawyer, 1996
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
? harlani Meyer, 1832
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
? hatcheri Holland, 1909
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
? haupti Weitzel, 1935
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
? heterodon Cope, 1873
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
? isorhynchus Pomel, 1847
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
? kayi Mook, 1941
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
? lloydi Fourtau, 1918
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
? megarhinus Andrews, 1905
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
? mlynarskii Estes, 1988
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
? nativus Gasparini, 1985
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
? neocesariensis De Kay, 1842
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
? pigotti Tchernov & Van Couvering, 1978
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
? polyodon Cope, 1873
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
? robustus Grandidier & Vaillant, 1872
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
? rugosus Emmons, 1858
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
? sivalensis Lydekker, 1886
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
? spenceri Buckland, 1836
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
? toliapicus Owen, 1849
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Boraealosuchipus Erickson 2005
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Bottosaurus Meyer 1832
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Crocodilus Gmelin 1789
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Crocodylidae
Harvest ancestor according to Arkive, Undersea Productions, EOL authors, FAO Fishery Statistics, Animal Diversity Web, Conabio, Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species, Hone et al 2013, Wildfinder (WWF), GBIF national node type records UK, GBIF national node type records France, Mozambique Species List, GBIF nat'l node type records Netherlands, GBIF national node type records Germany, NMNH type specimens, IUCN, iDigBio type specimen records, iDigBio type specimen records, iDigBio type specimen records, Paleobiology Database, Flickr Group, CITES, AnAge, Animal Diversity Web Traits and images, iNaturalist, NMNH Collection, Harvard Museum of Comparative Zoology, Anderson and Wiens 2017, TreatmentBank, Global Biotic Interactions, Global Biotic Interactions, Global Biotic Interactions, and Global Biotic Interactions
Crocodylidae Cuvier 1807
Harvest ancestor according to EOL authors
Dollosuchus Swinton 1937
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Holops Cope 1870
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Kalthifrons Yates & Pledge 2016
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Phobosuchus Nopcsa 1924
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Pristichampsus Gervais 1853
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Ultrastenos Stein, Hand & Archer 2016
Doubtful according to GBIF classification

Common Names

English

crocodiles preferred
Recognized by English Vernaculars for Landmark Taxa and admin

Afrikaans

Krokodil preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Akan

denky3m preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Albanian

Krokodili preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Arabic

تمساح preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Armenian

իրական կոկորդիլոսներ preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Azerbaijani

Əsl timsahlar preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Basque

Krokodilo preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Breton

Krokodil preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Bulgarian

крокодилови preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Burmese

မိကျောင်း preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Catalan; Valencian

cocodrils preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Chinese

鱷科 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Chuvash

Чӑн крокодилсем preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Cornish

Krokodil preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Croatian

Pravi krokodili preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Czech

krokodýlovití preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Danish

Krokodille preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Dutch; Flemish

krokodillen preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Esperanto

Krokodiledoj preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Ewe

ello preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Finnish

krokotiilit preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

French

crocodile preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Galician

Crocodilo preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Georgian

ნამდვილი ნიანგები preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

German

Echte Krokodile preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Greek, Modern (1453-)

Κροκόδειλος preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Haitian; Haitian Creole

Krokodil preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Hebrew

תניניים preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Hungarian

krokodilfélék preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Ido

Krokodilo preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Indonesian

Adib preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Irish

crogall preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Italian

Coccodrillo preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Japanese

クロコダイル科 preferred
Recognized by Furui 2020, Wikidata Common Names, and admin

Javanese

Baya preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Kabyle

Tiɣucaf preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Kannada

ಮೊಸಳೆ preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Kapampangan

Dapu preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Kirghiz; Kyrgyz

Кадимки крокодилдер preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Korean

크로커다일과 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Kurdish

Neheng preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Latvian

Krokodilu dzimta preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Lithuanian

Tikrieji krokodilai preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Macedonian

Крокодили preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Malayalam

മുതല preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Marathi

मगर preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Mingrelian

ნანდული ნიანგეფი preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Navajo; Navaho

Táłkááʼ tsʼin preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Nepali

गोही preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Norwegian

Egentlige krokodiller preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
krokodille preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Occitan (post 1500)

Crocodil preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Oromo

Naacha preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Persian

تمساح preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Picard

Cocodril preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Polish

krokodylowate preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Portuguese

Crocodilo preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Punjabi

ਮਗਰਮੱਛ preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Pushto; Pashto

كپېړ preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Russian

Настоящие крокодилы preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Rusyn

Крокодил preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Serbian

прави крокодил preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Shambala

Pravi krokodili preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Shona

Garwe preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Slovak

Krokodílovité preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Somali

Yaxaas preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Sotho, Southern

Kwena preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Sundanese

Buhaya preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Swedish

Krokodiler preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Tagalog

Buwaya preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Tamil

முதலை preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Telugu

మొసలి preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Thai

จระเข้ preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Turkish

Timsahgiller preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Ukrainian

Справжні крокодили preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Unspecified

Buaya preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
Buya preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
Kwena preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
Ƿæterdraca preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
गलह preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Urdu

مگرمچھ preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Vietnamese

Cá sấu preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Waray

Buaya preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Welsh

Crocodeil preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Wu

鳄科 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Arz

تمساح preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Bjn

Buhaya preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Hak

Ngo̍k-ǹg preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Yue

鱷科 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
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Curated hierarchies for Crocodylidae

EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022

Life
Cellular Organisms
Eukaryota
Opisthokonta
Metazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Osteichthyes
Sarcopterygii
Tetrapoda
Amniota
Reptilia
Diapsida
Archosauromorpha
Archosauria
Crocodylomorpha
Crocodylia
Crocodylidae (this page)
Crocodylus
Mecistops Gray 1844
Osteolaemus
Tomistoma
Alligatoridae
Gavialidae

Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023

Biota
Animalia
Chordata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Osteichthyes
Sarcopterygii
Tetrapoda
Amniota
Crocodylia
Eusuchia
Crocodylidae (this page)
Crocodylus
Mecistops
Osteolaemus
Tomistoma
Alligatoridae
Gavialidae

Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test

Life
Cellular Organisms
Eukaryota
Opisthokonta
Metazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Osteichthyes
Sarcopterygii
Tetrapoda
Amniota
Reptilia
Diapsida
Archosauromorpha
Archosauria
Crocodylomorpha
Crocodylia
Crocodylidae (this page)
Crocodylus
Mecistops Gray 1844
Osteolaemus
Tomistoma
Alligatoridae
Gavialidae

EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1

Life
Cellular Organisms
Eukaryota
Opisthokonta
Metazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Osteichthyes
Sarcopterygii
Tetrapoda
Amniota
Reptilia
Diapsida
Archosauromorpha
Archosauria
Crocodylomorpha
Crocodylia
Crocodylidae (this page)
Crocodylus
Mecistops
Osteolaemus
Tomistoma
Alligatoridae
Gavialidae

GBIF classification

Animalia
Chordata
Reptilia
Crocodylia
Crocodylidae (this page)
Aigialosuchus Persson 1960
Aldabrachampsus Brochu 2006
Allognathosuchus Mook 1921
Australosuchus Willis & Molnar 1991
Baru Willis, Murray & Megirian 1990
Bottosaurus Agassiz 1849
Brachychampsa Gilmore 1911
Brachyuranochampsa Zangerl 1944
Brochuchus Conrad, Jenkins, Lehmann, Manthi, Peppe, Nightingale, Cossette, Dunsworth, Harcourt-Smith & Mcnulty 2013
Centenariosuchus Hastings, Bloch, Jaramillo, Rincon & Macfadden 2013
Charactosuchus Langston 1965
Crocodylia cataphractus
Crocodylus Laurenti 1768
Culebrasuchus Hastings, Bloch, Jaramillo, Rincon & Macfadden 2013
Deinosuchus Holland 1909
Dollosuchoides Brochu 2007
Eoalligator Young 1964
Euthecodon Fourtau 1920
Globidentosuchus Scheyer, Aguilera, Delfino, Fortier, Carlini, Sánchez, Carrillo-Briceño, Quiroz & Sánchez-Villagra 2013
Harpacochampsa Megirian, Murray & Willis 1991
Hassiacosuchus Weitzel 1935
Kentisuchus Mook 1955
Krabisuchus Martin & Lauprasert 2010
Leidyosuchus Lambe 1907
Leptorramphus
Mecistops Gray (1844)
Mourasuchus Price 1964
Necrosuchus Simpson 1937
Osteolaemus Cope 1861
Pallimnarchus De Vis 1886
Penghusuchus
Planocrania Li 1976
Procaimanoidea Gilmore 1946
Quinkana Molnar 1981
Rimasuchus Storrs 2003
Sarcosuchus de Broin & Taquet 1966
Tadzhikosuchus Yefimov 1982
Thecachampsa Cope 1867
Thoracosaurus Leidy 1852
Tienosuchus Young 1949
Tomistoma Müller 1846
Trilophosuchus Willis 1993
Tsoabichi Brochu 2010
Voay Brochu 2007
Volia Molnar, Worthy & Willis 2002
Zhyrasuchus Nesov & Cherepanov 1989
Adamantinasuchus Nobre & Carvalho 2006
Adzhosuchus Efimov 2000
Aegyptosuchidae
Albertochampsa Erickson 1972
Alligatoridae
Araripesuchus Price 1959
Arenysuchus Puértolas, Canudo & Cruzado-Caballero 2011
Argochampsa Hua & Jouve 2004
Atoposauridae
Barberenasuchus Borges Mattar 1987
Batrachopodidae
Baurusuchidae
Bernissartiidae
Borealosuchus Brochu 1997
Brillanceausuchidae
Candidodontidae
Chimaerasuchidae
Comahuesuchidae
Comahuesuchus Bonaparte 1991
Coringasuchus Kellner, Pinheiro, Azevedo, Henriques, Barbosa De Carvalho & Oliveira 2009
Crocodileimidae
Diplocynodontidae
Dolichochampsidae
Dyrosauridae
Elosuchidae
Eoneustes Young, Brusatte, Ruta & Andrade 2010
Eothoracosaurus Brochu 2004
Gavialidae
Gobiosuchidae
Goniopholididae
Hsisosuchidae
Hsisosuchus Young & Chow 1953
Hylaeochampsidae
Itasuchidae
Krokolithidae
Libycosuchidae
Massaliasuchus Martin & Buffetaut 2008
Mekosuchidae
Metriorhynchidae
Nettosuchidae
Neuquensuchus Fiorelli & Calvo 2007
Notochampsidae
Notosuchidae
Ocepesuchus Jouve, Bardet, Jalil, Suberbiola, Bouya & Amaghzaz 2008
Orthosuchidae
Paralligatoridae
Paratomistoma Brochu & Gingerich 2000
Pehuenchesuchus Turner & Calvo 2005
Peirosauridae
Pholidosauridae
Prestosuchidae
Pristichampsidae
Proterochampsidae
Protosuchidae
Rauisuchidae
Sebecidae
Selenichnidae
Shantungosuchus Young 1961
Sichuanosuchus Peng 1995
Siquisiquesuchus Brochu & Rincon 2004
Sphagesauridae
Stangerochampsa Wu, Brinkman & Russell 1996
Stomatosuchidae
Susisuchus Salisbury, Frey, Martill & Buchy 2003
Tagarosuchus Efimov 1999
Teleosauridae
Thoracosauridae
Trematochampsidae
Unasuchus Brinkmann 1992
Uruguaysuchidae
Yacarerani Novas, Pais, Pol, Carvalho, Scanferla, Mones & Suárez Riglos 2009

Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Hierarchy

Animalia
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Tetrapoda
Reptilia Laurenti 1768
Crocodilia
Crocodylidae (this page)
Crocodylus Laurenti 1768
Mecistops Gray 1844
Osteolaemus Cope 1861
Alligatoridae
Gavialidae Adams 1854

IUCN

Animalia
Chordata
Reptilia
Crocodylia
Crocodylidae (this page)
Crocodylus acutus (Cuvier 1807)
Crocodylus intermedius Graves 1819
Crocodylus johnstoni Krefft 1873
Crocodylus mindorensis Schmidt 1935
Crocodylus moreletii Duméril & Bibron 1851
Crocodylus niloticus Laurenti 1768
Crocodylus novaeguineae Schmidt 1928
Crocodylus palustris Lesson 1831
Crocodylus porosus Schneider 1801
Crocodylus rhombifer Cuvier 1807
Crocodylus siamensis Schneider 1801
Mecistops cataphractus (Cuvier 1824)
Osteolaemus tetraspis Cope 1861
Tomistoma schlegelii (Müller 1838)
Alligatoridae
Gavialidae

NCBI

root
cellular organisms
Eukaryota
Opisthokonta
Metazoa
Eumetazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Craniata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Teleostomi
Euteleostomi
Sarcopterygii
Dipnotetrapodomorpha
Tetrapoda
Amniota
Sauropsida
Sauria
Archelosauria
Archosauria
Crocodylia
Longirostres
Crocodylidae (this page)
Crocodylus
Mecistops
Osteolaemus
unclassified Crocodilia
Gavialidae

wikidata_hierarchy tar gz

Biota
Eukaryota
Unikonta
Opisthokonta
Holozoa
Filozoa
Apoikozoa
Animalia
Eumetazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Olfactores
Craniata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Osteichthyes
Sarcopterygii
Dipnotetrapodomorpha
Tetrapodomorpha
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
Amniota
Sauropsida
Reptilia
Eureptilia
Romeriida
Diapsida
Neodiapsida
Sauria
Archelosauria
Archosauromorpha
Archosauriformes
Crurotarsi
Archosauria
Pseudosuchia
Suchia
Paracrocodylomorpha
Loricata
Bathyotica
Crocodylomorpha
Crocodyliformes
Mesoeucrocodylia
Metasuchia
Neosuchia
Eusuchia
Crocodilia
Longirostres
Crocodyloidea
Crocodylidae (this page)
Crocodilus
Crocodilus
Crocodylinae
Crocodylinae
Euthecodontinae
Garialis
Gharialis
Halcrosia
Mecistops
Mecistops
Mekosuchinae
Melitosaurus
Oopholis
Osteolaeminae
Osteolaemus
Osteolaemus
Osteolaemus
Oxysdonsaurus
Allognathosuchidae

World Register of Marine Species

Animalia
Chordata
Crocodylia
Crocodylidae Cuvier 1808 (this page)
Alligatoridae
Alligatoridae Gray 1845
Crocodylidae
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