2006-08-29 20:04:26 · 6 answers · asked by craig_mcdermott2001 1 in Pets ➔ Reptiles
alligators and caymans are closely related the main difference being the armor plating on thier bellies, the cayman has stronger plates, as for crocks and alligators, The crocodile’s head tends to run to a very narrow breadth from the eyes to the nostrils and the general color throughout the body and head is grayish. The alligator’s head is somewhat broadened at the snout. The head of the cayman is more like that of the alligator but is not so broad. Alligators and caymans are greenish-black in general coloration. The crocodile is the only one of the three that is found mainly in salt water.
2006-08-29 20:13:18 · answer #1 · answered by -^-Smooth C-^- 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Caymen are a smaller subspecies of an alligator , an alligator is a freshwater animal shorter &stockier head/mouth ,a crocodile is can be a saltwater animal and or fresh water and a very long /skinny head
2006-08-30 02:35:31 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
They are in different taxonomic families, so there are several differences... The most commonly known one is that crocs have pointed snouts/jaws (V shaped) while gators' are more rounded (U shaped). The teeth in the lower jaw are exposed in crocs but sheathed in gators. Crocs also have a salt gland that enables them to tolerate more marine habitats. There are SEVERAL species of crocodile found all over the world, while the only species of alligator are the american and chinese (VERY endangered). Caiman resemble crocodiles but are more closely related to gators, and there are also gharial which are a family of their own.
2006-08-30 02:29:40 · answer #3 · answered by snake_girl85 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
all closely related forget all the long definitions, am just gonna make it short and sweet, alliagtors have wider jaws and are bigger than crocodiles, crocodiles have a ball snout on the end with medium jaw, caimans are alot smaller have thin snouts and have the ball snout as a crocodile but smaller
2006-08-30 10:05:32 · answer #4 · answered by GetYaPopcorn 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
por lo que tengo entendido el caiman es más pequeño que el cocodrilo y el aligator en de la familia de los caimanes y el lugar donde vive es Florida EE.UU.
2006-08-30 01:11:59 · answer #5 · answered by irmiarg 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
One bites you in the head.
Next one bites off your arms.
Last one, bites you between your legs.
2006-08-29 20:10:45 · answer #6 · answered by protos2222222 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋