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American Crocodile

Crocodylus acutus (Cuvier 1807)

Scientific Names

Preferred Names

Crocodylus acutus (Cuvier 1807)
Species recognized by EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from The Reptile Database in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Crocodylus acutus
Species recognized by wikipedia 中文维基百科, wikipedia 日本語, wikipedia POL, wikipedia VI, wikipedia CZ, wikipedia FI, wikipedia TR, Colombia Species List, Costa Rica Species List, Dominican Republic Species List, Ecuador Species List, El Salvador Species List, Guatemala Species List, Haiti Species List, Jamaica Species List, Nicaragua Species List, Panama Species List, Puerto Rico Species List, Venezuela Species List, Cuba Species List, wikipedia EU, Mexico Species List, Caribbean Sea Species List, Gulf of California Species List, Gulf of Mexico Species List, North Atlantic Species List, North Pacific Species List, wikipedia LT, wikipedia BR, wikipedia hr Croatian, wikipedia SK, wikipedia IS, wikipedia GA, NCBI, wikipedia emerging languages, EOL authors, wikipedia gl Galician, Hone et al 2013, Wildfinder (WWF), and United States Species List
Crocodylus acutus
Recognized by CalPhotos, AnAge articles, Arkive, FAO Fishery Statistics, Furui 2020, Animal Diversity Web, USFWS, and Harvard Museum of Comparative Zoology
Crocodylus acutus (Cuvier 1807)
Species recognized by EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1, EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1, and GBIF classification
Crocodylus acutus Cuvier
Recognized by OBIS environmental data records
Crocodylus acutus Cuvier 1807
Recognized by INBio, ReptileDB, and Conabio
Crocodilus acutus
Species recognized by wikidata_hierarchy tar gz
Crocodilus floridanus Hornaday 1875
Recognized by Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology
Crocodylus acutus
Species recognized by wikidata_hierarchy tar gz, Paleobiology Database, wikipedia DE, wikipedia ES, wikipedia IT, wikipedia PT, wikipedia FR, wikipedia 한국어 위키백과, CITES, wikipedia EN, Wikidata Common Names, Wikimedia Commons, Barcode of Life Data Systems, Anderson and Wiens 2017, Global Biotic Interactions, Global Biotic Interactions, Global Biotic Interactions, iNaturalist data coverage, and Wikipedia (inferred records)
Crocodylus acutus
Recognized by NMNH type specimens, PlanetScott, iDigBio type specimen records, Flickr Group, AnAge, and Animal Diversity Web Traits and images
Crocodylus acutus (Cuvier 1807)
Species recognized by IUCN, Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024, iNaturalist, World Register of Marine Species, and GBIF data coverage
Crocodylus acutus (Cuvier 1807)
Recognized by NMNH Collection
Crocodylus acutus Cuvier
Recognized by Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology
Crocodylus acutus Cuvier 1807
Species recognized by Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Hierarchy
Crocodylus acutus From Lago Enriquillo
Species recognized by TreatmentBank

Alternative Names

Crocodilus acutus Cuvier 1807
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from The Reptile Database in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Crocodilus americanus Barbour 1910
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from The Reptile Database in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Crocodilus americanus var. acutus Günther 1885
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from The Reptile Database in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Crocodilus floridanus Hornaday 1875
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from The Reptile Database in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Crocodilus pacificus Duméril & Bocourt 1870
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from The Reptile Database in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Crocodylus acutus acutus Mertens 1952
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from The Reptile Database in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Lacerta hispaniolica Shaw & Nodder 1806
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from The Reptile Database in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Crocodilus acutus
Synonym according to ReptileDB
Crocodilus acutus Cuvier 1807
Synonym according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1, EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1, and ReptileDB
Crocodilus americanus
Synonym according to ReptileDB
Crocodilus americanus Barbour 1910
Synonym according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1 and EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1
Crocodilus americanus var. acutus
Synonym according to ReptileDB
Crocodilus americanus var. acutus Günther 1885
Synonym according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1 and EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1
Crocodilus floridanus Hornaday 1875
Synonym according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1 and EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1
Crocodilus pacificus
Synonym according to ReptileDB
Crocodilus pacificus Duméril & Bocourt 1870
Synonym according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1 and EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1
Crocodylus acutus acutus Mertens 1952
Synonym according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1 and EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1
Crocodylus acutus
Synonym according to ReptileDB, ReptileDB, and ReptileDB
Lacerta hispaniolica Shaw & Nodder 1806
Synonym according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1 and EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1
Alligator lacordairei
Synonym according to CITES
Crocodilus acutus
Misspelling according to Paleobiology Database
Crocodilus acutus Cuvier 1807
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024
Crocodilus biscutatus
Synonym according to CITES
Crocodilus floridanus
Synonym according to CITES
Crocodilus floridanus Hornaday 1875
Invalid according to Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Hierarchy
Crocodilus floridanus Hornaday 1875
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024
Crocodilus lewyanus
Synonym according to CITES
Crocodilus mexicanus
Synonym according to CITES
Crocodilus pacificus
Synonym according to CITES
Crocodylus americanus
Synonym according to CITES
Lacerta hispaniolica
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024

Common Names

English

American crocodile
prefer
Recognized by ReptileDB, Arkive, Animal Diversity Web, USFWS, Paleobiology Database, AnAge, and Wikidata Common Names
American Crocodile preferred
Recognized by PlanetScott, CITES, and Wikidata Common Names

Arabic

تمساح أمريكي preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Asturian

crocodilu americanu preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Azerbaijani

Amerika timsahı preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Breton

Krokodil Amerika preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Bulgarian

американски остромуцунест крокодил preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Catalan; Valencian

Cocodril americà preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Chinese

美洲鱷 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
美洲鳄 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Croatian

Američki krokodil preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Czech

krokodýl americký preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Danish

Spidssnudet krokodille preferred
Recognized by CITES

Dutch; Flemish

Spitssnuitkrokodil
prefer
Recognized by CITES
spitssnuitkrokodil preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Finnish

Amerikankrokotiili
prefer
Recognized by CITES
amerikankrokotiili preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

French

Crocodile américain
prefer
Recognized by CITES
Crocodile d'Amérique
prefer
Recognized by CITES
Crocodile Americain preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Galician

Crocodilo americano preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

German

Spitzkrokodil preferred
Recognized by ReptileDB, CITES, and Wikidata Common Names

Greek, Modern (1453-)

Αμερικανικός κροκόδειλος preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Hebrew

תנין אמריקני preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Hungarian

hegyesorrú krokodil preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Icelandic

Amerískur krókódíll preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Irish

crogall Meiriceánach preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Italian

Coccodrillo acuto preferred
Recognized by CITES

Japanese

アメリカワニ preferred
Recognized by Furui 2020 and Wikidata Common Names

Kashubian

Amerikańsczi krokòdil preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Korean

아메리카악어 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Lithuanian

Amerikinis krokodilas preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Macedonian

Американски крокодил preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Mongolian

Америк матар preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Nahuatl

Ācuetzpalin preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Navajo; Navaho

Táłkááʼtsʼin (íiyisígíí) preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Norwegian

spisskrokodille preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Persian

کروکودیل آمریکایی preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Polish

Krokodyl amerykański preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Portuguese

Crocodilo-americano preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Romanian; Moldavian; Moldovan

crocodil american preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Russian

Острорылый крокодил preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Serbian

Амерички крокодил preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Slovak

Krokodíl dlhohlavý preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Spanish; Castilian

Cocodrilo
prefer
Recognized by INBio
Caiman
prefer
Recognized by Conabio
Lagarto enchaquirado
prefer
Recognized by Conabio
Lagarto
prefer
Recognized by Conabio
Caimán americano
prefer
Recognized by CITES
Cocodrilo americano
prefer
Recognized by CITES
Lagarto aguja
prefer
Recognized by CITES
Lagarto blanco
prefer
Recognized by CITES
Caiman, Caiman de costa, Caiman aguja preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
Cocodrilo de Río
prefer
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
Lagarto Amarillo
prefer
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
Lagarto Real
prefer
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Swedish

amerikansk krokodil
prefer
Recognized by CITES
spetskrokodil
prefer
Recognized by CITES
Spetskrokodil preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Tamil

அமெரிக்க முதலை preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Thai

จระเข้อเมริกา preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Turkish

Amerika timsahı preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
Amerikan timsahi
prefer
Recognized by World Register of Marine Species

Ukrainian

Гостромордий крокодил preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Vietnamese

Cá sấu Mỹ preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Arz

تمساح امريكى preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Es Myn

Itzam can ain preferred
Recognized by Conabio

Es Nah

Acuetzapalin preferred
Recognized by Conabio

Pnb

مسسسپی مگرمچھ preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Sr Ec

Амерички крокодил preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Sr El

Američki krokodil preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Yue

美洲鱷 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Zh Cn

美洲鳄 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Zh Hans

美洲鳄 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Zh Hant

美洲鱷 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Zh Hk

美洲鱷 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Zh Tw

美洲鱷 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
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Curated hierarchies for Crocodylus acutus (Cuvier 1807)

EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022

Life
Cellular Organisms
Eukaryota
Opisthokonta
Metazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Osteichthyes
Sarcopterygii
Tetrapoda
Amniota
Reptilia
Diapsida
Archosauromorpha
Archosauria
Crocodylomorpha
Crocodylia
Crocodylidae
Crocodylus
Crocodylus acutus (Cuvier 1807) (this page)
Crocodylus intermedius (Graves 1819)
Crocodylus johnsoni Krefft 1873
Crocodylus mindorensis Schmidt 1935
Crocodylus moreletii (Duméril & Bibron 1851)
Crocodylus niloticus Laurenti 1768
Crocodylus novaeguineae Schmidt 1928
Crocodylus palustris (Lesson 1831)
Crocodylus porosus Schneider 1801
Crocodylus raninus Müller & Schlegel 1844
Crocodylus rhombifer (Cuvier 1807)
Crocodylus siamensis Schneider 1801
Crocodylus suchus Geoffroy 1807

Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024

Biota
Animalia
Chordata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Osteichthyes
Sarcopterygii
Tetrapoda
Amniota
Crocodylia
Eusuchia
Crocodylidae
Crocodylus
Crocodylus acutus (Cuvier 1807) (this page)
Crocodylus halli Murray, Russo, Zorilla & Mcmahan 2019
Crocodylus intermedius (Graves 1819)
Crocodylus johnsoni Krefft 1873
Crocodylus mindorensis Schmidt 1935
Crocodylus moreletii (Duméril & Bibron 1851)
Crocodylus niloticus Laurenti 1768
Crocodylus novaeguineae Schmidt 1928
Crocodylus palustris (Lesson 1831)
Crocodylus porosus Schneider 1801
Crocodylus rhombifer (Cuvier 1807)
Crocodylus siamensis Schneider 1801
Crocodylus suchus Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire 1807

EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1

Life
Cellular Organisms
Eukaryota
Opisthokonta
Metazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Osteichthyes
Sarcopterygii
Tetrapoda
Amniota
Reptilia
Diapsida
Archosauromorpha
Archosauria
Crocodylomorpha
Crocodylia
Crocodylidae
Crocodylus
Crocodylus acutus (Cuvier 1807) (this page)
Crocodylus intermedius (Graves 1819)
Crocodylus johnsoni Krefft 1873
Crocodylus mindorensis Schmidt 1935
Crocodylus moreletii (Duméril & Bibron 1851)
Crocodylus niloticus Laurenti 1768
Crocodylus novaeguineae Schmidt 1928
Crocodylus palustris (Lesson 1831)
Crocodylus porosus Schneider 1801
Crocodylus raninus Müller & Schlegel 1844
Crocodylus rhombifer (Cuvier 1807)
Crocodylus siamensis Schneider 1801
Crocodylus suchus Geoffroy 1807

GBIF classification

Animalia
Chordata
Reptilia
Crocodylia
Crocodylidae
Crocodylus Laurenti 1768
Crocodylus acutus (Cuvier 1807) (this page)
Crocodilus antiquus Leidy 1852
Crocodilus aptus Leidy 1869
Crocodilus chamensis Cope 1874
Crocodilus clavirostris Morton 1845
Crocodilus depressifrons de Blainville 1855
Crocodilus elliottii Leidy 1871
Crocodilus grypus Cope 1875
Crocodilus megarhinus (Andrews 1905)
Crocodilus parvus Osborn et al. 1878
Crocodilus stavelianus Cope 1885
Crocodilus subulatus Cope 1872
Crocodilus sulciferus Cope 1872
Crocodilus wheelerii Cope 1875
Crocodilus ziphodon Marsh 1871
Crocodylus americanus Laurenti 1768
Crocodylus binuensis (Baikie 1857)
Crocodylus checchiai Maccagno 1947
Crocodylus depressifrons (Blainville 1855)
Crocodylus gariepensis Pickford 2003
Crocodylus gaudense Hulke 1871
Crocodylus greenwoodi Suneja et al. 1977
Crocodylus intermedius (Graves 1819)
Crocodylus johnsoni Krefft 1873
Crocodylus leptorhynchus
Crocodylus macrorhynchus de Blainville 1855
Crocodylus mindorensis Schmidt 1935
Crocodylus monsvialensis Fabiani 1914
Crocodylus moreletii (Duméril & Bibron 1851)
Crocodylus niloticus Laurenti 1768
Crocodylus nkondoensis Pickford 1994
Crocodylus novaeguineae Schmidt 1928
Crocodylus palaeindicus Falconer 1859
Crocodylus palustris (Lesson 1831)
Crocodylus porosus Schneider 1801
Crocodylus raninus Müller & Schlegel 1844
Crocodylus rhombifer (Cuvier 1807)
Crocodylus siamensis Schneider 1801
Crocodylus suchus Geoffroy 1807
Crocodylus thorbjarnarsoni Brochu & Storrs 2012

Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Hierarchy

Animalia
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Tetrapoda
Reptilia Laurenti 1768
Crocodilia
Crocodylidae
Crocodylus Laurenti 1768
Crocodylus acutus Cuvier 1807 (this page)
Crocodylus halli Murray, Russo, Zorilla & McMahan 2019
Crocodylus intermedius Graves 1819
Crocodylus johnsoni Krefft 1873
Crocodylus mindorensis Schmidt 1935
Crocodylus moreletii Duméril & Bibron 1851
Crocodylus niloticus Laurenti 1768
Crocodylus novaeguineae Schmidt 1928
Crocodylus palustris Lesson 1831
Crocodylus porosus Schneider 1801
Crocodylus rhombifer Cuvier 1807
Crocodylus siamensis Schneider 1801
Crocodylus suchus Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire 1807

IUCN

Animalia
Chordata
Reptilia
Crocodylia
Crocodylidae
Crocodylus acutus (Cuvier 1807) (this page)
Crocodylus intermedius Graves 1819
Crocodylus johnstoni Krefft 1873
Crocodylus mindorensis Schmidt 1935
Crocodylus moreletii Duméril & Bibron 1851
Crocodylus niloticus Laurenti 1768
Crocodylus novaeguineae Schmidt 1928
Crocodylus palustris Lesson 1831
Crocodylus porosus Schneider 1801
Crocodylus rhombifer Cuvier 1807
Crocodylus siamensis Schneider 1801
Mecistops cataphractus (Cuvier 1824)
Osteolaemus tetraspis Cope 1861
Tomistoma schlegelii (Müller 1838)

NCBI

root
cellular organisms
Eukaryota
Opisthokonta
Metazoa
Eumetazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Craniata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Teleostomi
Euteleostomi
Sarcopterygii
Dipnotetrapodomorpha
Tetrapoda
Amniota
Sauropsida
Sauria
Archelosauria
Archosauria
Crocodylia
Longirostres
Crocodylidae
Crocodylus
Crocodylus acutus (this page)
Crocodylus intermedius
Crocodylus johnsoni
Crocodylus mindorensis
Crocodylus moreletii
Crocodylus niloticus
Crocodylus novaeguineae
Crocodylus palustris
Crocodylus porosus
Crocodylus rhombifer
Crocodylus rhombifer × Crocodylus acutus
Crocodylus siamensis
Crocodylus suchus

wikidata_hierarchy tar gz

Biota
Eukaryota
Unikonta
Opisthokonta
Holozoa
Filozoa
Apoikozoa
Animalia
Eumetazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Olfactores
Craniata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Osteichthyes
Sarcopterygii
Dipnotetrapodomorpha
Tetrapodomorpha
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
Amniota
Sauropsida
Reptilia
Eureptilia
Romeriida
Diapsida
Neodiapsida
Sauria
Archelosauria
Archosauromorpha
Archosauriformes
Crurotarsi
Archosauria
Pseudosuchia
Suchia
Paracrocodylomorpha
Loricata
Bathyotica
Crocodylomorpha
Crocodyliformes
Mesoeucrocodylia
Metasuchia
Neosuchia
Eusuchia
Crocodilia
Longirostres
Crocodyloidea
Crocodylidae
Crocodilus
Crocodilus acutus (this page)
Crocodilus cataphractus
Crocodilus galeatus
Crocodilus latirostris
Crocodilus lucius
Crocodilus moreletii
Crocodilus palustris
Crocodilus rhombifer
Crocodilus sclerops
Crocodilus vulgaris
Crocodilus yacare

wikidata_hierarchy tar gz

Biota
Eukaryota
Unikonta
Opisthokonta
Holozoa
Filozoa
Apoikozoa
Animalia
Eumetazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Olfactores
Craniata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Osteichthyes
Sarcopterygii
Dipnotetrapodomorpha
Tetrapodomorpha
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
Amniota
Sauropsida
Reptilia
Eureptilia
Romeriida
Diapsida
Neodiapsida
Sauria
Archelosauria
Archosauromorpha
Archosauriformes
Crurotarsi
Archosauria
Pseudosuchia
Suchia
Paracrocodylomorpha
Loricata
Bathyotica
Crocodylomorpha
Crocodyliformes
Mesoeucrocodylia
Metasuchia
Neosuchia
Eusuchia
Crocodilia
Longirostres
Crocodyloidea
Crocodylidae
Crocodylinae
Crocodylus
Crocodylus acutus (this page)
Crocodylus acer
Crocodylus binuensis
Crocodylus cataphractus
Crocodylus halli
Crocodylus intermedius
Crocodylus johnsoni
Crocodylus mindorensis
Crocodylus mississippiensis
Crocodylus moreletii
Crocodylus niloticus
Crocodylus novaeguineae
Crocodylus palustris
Crocodylus porosus
Crocodylus raninus
Crocodylus rhombifer
Crocodylus siamensis
Crocodylus suchus

World Register of Marine Species

Animalia
Chordata
Crocodylia
Crocodylidae
Crocodylus
Crocodylus acutus (Cuvier 1807) (this page)
Crocodylus porosus Schneider 1801
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