Order Crocodilia

Animals in the order Crocodilia on Global Animal Guide. The guide features 5 species in this order — each profile answers the most-searched questions first.

American alligator resting at the edge of a sunlit swamp with reeds

Least Concern

Reptile

American Alligator

The armored survivor of the southern swamps

Large saltwater crocodile resting at the edge of a tropical river with mouth open

Least Concern

Reptile

Saltwater Crocodile

The largest living reptile and most powerful bite on Earth

Spectacled caiman basking at the edge of an Amazon wetland

Least Concern

Reptile

Spectacled Caiman

The common crocodilian of the Americas

Nile crocodile with armored skin basking with jaws open on a muddy riverbank

Least Concern

Reptile

Nile Crocodile

Africa's largest and most formidable predator of the rivers

Gharial with a long thin snout resting on a sandy river bank

Critically Endangered

Reptile

Gharial

The fish-eating crocodilian with a long, narrow snout