ALLIGATORIDAE

 

• Alligators differ from crocodiles principally in having wider and shorter heads, with more awkward snouts; in having the fourth, enlarged tooth of the under jaw received, not into an external notch,.

•  in lacking a Crocodiles have a uneven outer border which appears on the hind legs and feet.

• Alligators strongly preferring fresh water

•  In general, crocodiles are more dangerous to humans than alligators. crocodiles can tolerate saltwater due to specialized glands for filtering out salt. Alligator is a family of  alligators and caimans.

           

 

            BLACK CAIMAN                                           CHINESE ALLIGATOR