Order - Crocodylia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Parvphylum: Osteichthyes
Megaclass: Tetrapoda
Class: Reptilia
Order: Crocodylia
Name derivation: “pebble worm”
- Family: Alligatoridae (alligators, caimans)
- Family: Crocodylidae (crocodiles)
- Family: Gavialidae (gharials)
Genus Count: 9
Species Count: 27
Earliest Fossil Record: Early Jurassic 200 mya
Habitat: Marine, Freshwater
Size Range: 1.5 m to 6 m
Notes: Based on Catalogue of Life as of March 2025