order Crocodilia


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Related to order Crocodilia: order Squamata, Crocodilians
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Noun1.order Crocodilia - crocodiles; alligators; caimans; gavials
Crocodilia, Crocodylia, order Crocodylia
animal order - the order of animals
Archosauria, subclass Archosauria - a large subclass of diapsid reptiles including: crocodiles; alligators; dinosaurs; pterosaurs; plesiosaurs; ichthyosaurs; thecodonts
crocodilian, crocodilian reptile - extant archosaurian reptile
Crocodylidae, family Crocodylidae - true crocodiles
Alligatoridae, family Alligatoridae - alligators; caimans
family Gavialidae, Gavialidae - gavials
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Complex social signs and behavioral displays are present in all genera of the order Crocodilia. Crocodilians feature high vocal and hearing capacities and their sexual and parental interactions are marked by different vocalizations (Wever 1971, Vergne & Mathevon 2008, Benko & Perc 2009, Wang et al.
Patrones de vocalizacion de jovenes y hembras adultas de Caiman yacare (Crocodilia: Alligatoridae) en el Pantanal de Brasil
The black caiman (Melanosuchus niger) belongs to the order Crocodilia and family Alligatoridae.
Aggressive keloid-mimicking tumor in Melanosuchus niger in captivity/Queloide agressivo imitando tumor em Melanosuchus niger em cativeiro

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