Crocodiles of the World : A Complete Guide to Alligators, Caimans, Crocodiles and Gharials

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Author(s):	Stevenson, Colin
ISBN No.:	9781925546811
Pages:	288
Year:	202302
Format:	Trade Paper
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CONTENTSPreface . 6Classification . 8The Origin of Crocodilians . 14Crocodile or Alligator. or Caiman? . 30The Crocodilian Body . 34Distribution and Habitat . 71Movement .

82Food and Feeding . 87Reproduction . 99Protecting the World' s Crocodilians .119CROCODILE FAMILIES, SPECIES AND SUBSPECIES . 137Alligatoridae . 138- Alligator mississippiensis American Alligator .141- Alligator sinensis Chinese Alligator . 148- Caiman crocodilus sp.

Spectacled Caiman . 156- Caiman latirostris Broad-snouted Caiman . 164- Caiman yacare Yacare Caiman . 168- Melanosuchus niger Black Caiman .172- Paleosuchus palpebrosus Dwarf Caiman .178- Paleosuchus trigonatus Smooth-fronted Caiman . 182Crocodylidae . 186- Crocodylus acutus American Crocodile .

190- Crocodylus intermedius Orinoco Crocodile . 196- Crocodylus johnstoni Freshwater Crocodile .200- Crocodylus mindorensis Philippine Crocodile .204- Crocodylus moreletii Morelet' s Crocodile .208- Crocodylus niloticus Nile Crocodile. 212- Crocodylus novaeguineae New Guinea Crocodile . 218- Crocodylus palustris Mugger Crocodile . 222- Crocodylus porosus Saltwater Crocodile .

228- Crocodylus rhombifer Cuban Crocodile . 236- Crocodylus siamensis Siamese Crocodile . 242- Crocodylus suchus West African Crocodile . 249- Osteolaemus tetraspis Central African Dwarf Crocodile . 250- Osteolaemus osborni Congo Dwarf Crocodile . 250- Mecistops cataphractus West African Slender-snouted Crocodile . 256- Mecistops leptorhynchus Central African Slender-snouted Crocodile . 256- Tomistoma schlegelii Tomistoma .

262Gavialidae . 269- Gavialis gangeticus Gharial . 270Resources .

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