Crocodylus is a genus of true crocodiles in the family Crocodylidae, comprising 13 to 14 extant species along with 5 extinct species known from the fossil record extending back roughly 25 million years to the Late Oligocene. Species in the genus occur across tropical regions worldwide, including Africa, Asia, Australia and the Americas, making it the most geographically widespread crocodilian genus.
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Living or Extinct Taxonomic Rank Connections
Parent Taxon Of
Source Wikidata: American Crocodile
Source Cuban Crocodile (Wikidata)
Source Mugger crocodile (Wikidata)
Source Wikidata: Nile Crocodile
Source Orinoco Crocodile (Wikidata)
Source Wikidata: Saltwater Crocodile
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1. Wikidata (taxon extant/extinct status)
Wikimedia Foundation / Wikidata contributorsQ309495, descriptionView the Source 2. Wikipedia: Crocodylus
Taxonomic rank (Wikipedia confirms the entity; rank from slug/structure-wave classification)View the Source Wikidata: Crocodylus
Wikidata Q309495, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source Wikidata: Saltwater Crocodile
Parent Taxon Of: Saltwater Crocodile, Wikidata P171 (parent taxon) claim, rank=normal, target=Q309495 (Crocodylus)View the Source Wikidata: Nile Crocodile
Parent Taxon Of: Nile Crocodile, Wikidata P171 (parent taxon) claim, rank=normal, target=Q309495 (Crocodylus)View the Source Wikidata: American Crocodile
Parent Taxon Of: American Crocodile, Wikidata P171 (parent taxon) claim, rank=normal, target=Q309495 (Crocodylus)View the Source Orinoco Crocodile (Wikidata)
WikidataParent Taxon Of: Orinoco Crocodile, Wikidata P171 (parent taxon) claim, rank=normal, target=Q309495 (Crocodylus)View the Source Cuban Crocodile (Wikidata)
WikidataParent Taxon Of: Cuban Crocodile, Wikidata P171 (parent taxon) claim, rank=normal, target=Q309495 (Crocodylus)View the Source Mugger crocodile (Wikidata)
WikidataParent Taxon Of: Mugger crocodile, Wikidata P171 (parent taxon) claim, rank=normal, target=Q309495 (Crocodylus)View the Source Reader Challenges (0)
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