Crocodilians
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Gavial
Saltwater Crocodile
Alligators

ORDER: Crocodylia

Crocodiles, alligators & gavials  

Definition: Diapsid reptiles that have four well-developed limbs with digits and claws, moveable eyelids, external ear openings, a longitudinal cloacal opening, a nearly 4-chambered heart and a single copulatory organ in males.

Families:

Crocodylidae

Alligatoridae

Gavialidae