Animals

Here at Crocodiles of the World we boast one of the widest collections of crocodiles, alligators and caiman in Europe. We are home to 19 of the world’s 26 species, including Cuban and Siamese crocodiles which are two of the most critically endangered species, and Saltwater crocodiles who are the most feared in the world.

 

Find out more about our captivating crocodiles by scrolling through the species below, as well as an insight into some of the other amazing animals you can see here at the zoo…

 

Crocodiles, alligators and caimans

 

Species Scientific name
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
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
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

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