Crocodiles, alligators and caimans
Species | Scientific name |
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Morelet’s crocodile or Mexican crocodile | Crocodylus moreletii |
Nile crocodile or African crocodile | Crocodylus niloticus |
Saltwater crocodile | Crocodylus porosus |
Dwarf crocodile | Osteolaemus tetraspis |
Cuban crocodile | Crocodylus rhombifer |
Siamese crocodile | Crocodylus siamensis |
Freshwater crocodile | Crocodylus johnstoni |
Tomistoma | Tomistoma schlegelii |
African Slender-snouted crocodile | Mecistops cataphractus |
West African crocodile | Crocodylus suchus |
Philippine crocodile | Crocodylus mindorensis |
American alligator | Alligator mississippiensis |
Chinese alligator | Alligator sinensis |
Cuvier’s dwarf caiman | Paleosuchus palpebrosus |
Schneider’s dwarf caiman or smooth-fronted caiman | Paleosuchus trigonatus |
Black caiman | Melanosuchus niger |
Spectacled caiman | Caiman crocodilus |
Yacaré caiman | Caiman yacare |
Broad-snouted caiman | Caiman latirostris |
Monitor lizards
Species | Scientific name |
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Lace monitor | Varanus varius |
Green tree monitor | Varanus prasinus |
Black tree monitor | Varanus beccarii |
Mertens’s water monitor | Varanus mertensi |
Komodo dragon | Varanus komodoensis |
Spiny-tailed monitor | Varanus acanthurus |
Water monitor | Varanus salvator |
Other animals
Species | Scientific name |
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Northern caiman lizard | Dracaena guianensis |
Alligator snapping turtle | Macrochelys temminckii |
Amazon River turtle | Podocnemis unifilis |
Fly River turtle | Carettochelys insculpta |
Red Footed Tortoise | Chelonoidis carbonaria |
Galapagos tortoise | Chelonoidis nigra |
Giant day gecko | Phelsuma grandis |
Green iguana | Iguana iguana |
Reticulated python | Malayopython reticulatus |
Meerkat | Suricata suricatta |
Cotton-top tamarin | Saguinus oedipus |
Fishing cat | Prionailurus viverrinus |