---------------------------------------------+----------------+------- | _Habitat_ | _Max. | | Size_ ---------------------------------------------+----------------+------- A. Snout extremely long and slender, | | extending from the head like the handle of a | | frying pan | | _Gavialis gangeticus_, Indian Gavial |Northern India |30 ft. _Tomistoma schlegeli_, Malayan Gavial |Borneo and | |Sumatra |15 ft. | | B. Snout very sharp and slender; of | | triangular outline | | _Crocodilus cataphractus_, Sharp-nosed | | Crocodile |W. Africa |12 ft. _Crocodilus johnstoni_, Australian Crocodile |Australia |6-8 ft. _Crocodilus intermedius_, Orinoco Crocodile |Venezuela |12 ft. | | C. Snout moderately sharp; outline distinctly| | triangular | | _Crocodilus americanus_, American Crocodile |Fla.; Mexico; | |Central and S. | |America |14 ft. _Crocodilus siamensis_, Siamese Crocodile |Siam; Java |7 ft. _Crocodilus niloticus_, Nile Crocodile |Africa generally|16 ft. _Crocodilus porosus_, Salt-water Crocodile |India and | |Malasia |20 ft. | | D. Snout more oval; bluntly triangular | | _Crocodilus robustus_, Madagascar Crocodile |Madagascar |30 ft. _Crocodilus rhombiferus_, Cuban Crocodile |Cuba only |7 ft. _Crocodilus moreletti_, Guatemala Crocodile |Guatemala; | |Honduras |7 ft. | | E. Snout short and broad; conformation | | barely suggesting a triangular outline | | _Crocodilus palustris_, Swamp Crocodile |India and | |Malasia |12 ft. _Osteolæmus tetrapis_, Broad-nosed Crocodile |W. Africa |6 ft. | | D′. Outline of head similar to that of | | Section D | | _Caiman trigonotus_, Rough-backed Caiman |Upper Amazon |6 ft.