Crocodilia

See also: crocodilia

Translingual

(Australian freshwater crocodile)

Etymology

New Latin, from Latin crocodilus (from Ancient Greek κροκόδειλος (krokódeilos)) +‎ -ia

Proper noun

Crocodilia

1. A taxonomic order within the superorder Crocodylomorpha – the alligators, caimans, crocodiles, and gavials.

Hyponyms

• (order): Eusuchia (suborder)
  • †Mesosuchia, †Protosuchia, †Sebecosuchia, †Sphenosuchia, †Thalattosuchia (extinct suborders)
  • Alligatoridae, Crocodylidae, Gavialidae - extant families

References

• Crocodilia on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Crocodilia on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Category:Crocodilia on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Ruggiero MA, Gordon DP, Orrell TM, Bailly N, Bourgoin T, Brusca RC, et al. (2015) A Higher Level Classification of All Living Organisms. PLoS ONE 10(4): e0119248. PMID 25923521, →DOI