differnce b/w alligator and crocodiles?

Answer 1

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I'm starting at the nose, working my way back after a quick overview on coloration and range...

There are only two types of alligator, the American alligator and the Chinese alligator.

Including caimans and gavials, there are 21 species of crocodile, found in tropical waters worldwide.

Alligators are charcoal grey to black with yellowish bands, crocs can be anywhere from olive drab to golden khaki.

Alligators have a broad rounded snout, appear to have an overbite (teeth on the bottom jaw fit into sockets behind the teeth of the upper jaw). Alligator teeth are conical and spikelike. Alligators nostrils sit on two nasal discs.

Crocodiles have more slender, narrow snouts with bottom teeth visible (most prominently the fourth tooth from front, sometimes sticking well above the top of the upper jaw depending on species). Their teeth are dagger shaped, and they have a single nasal disc with both nostrils on it.

The inside of an alligator's mouth is an almond color, the inside of a croc's mouth is orangish.

The osteoderms (or scutes or "bumps" if you want to be completely unscientific about it.) on an alligator's back are in straight rows, and do not spill down onto it's sides. Croc's scutes are more pronounced, not as neatly ordered, and some species of crocodiles have osteoderms all the way into the belly skin.

Crocs have more webbing on their back feet than alligators.

Comparing tail scutes, picture a '55 Chevrolet and a '57 Chevrolet. The '55 is a gator, the '57 is a croc, much more pronounced tail fins.

Most, but not all crocodiles attain larger sizes than alligators.

Crocodiles are responsible for many more human fatalities than alligators (compare 25 human fatalities from gators in 50 years in Florida to 300 people a year on average from Nile Crocs in Africa.)

Do I have to give scale counts and such?

Answer 2

Alligators are native to the Southern US. They have shorter, blunter noses and the spines running along the body are not as pointed.

Crocs are native to South America, Africa, and some parts of Asia. They have prominate teeth and a longer, pointier nose. The spines are sharper and more pronoinced. In general, most crocs will get larger than alligators and also can withstand brackish and saltwater, unlike gators.

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Answer 4

croc's have more teeth a narrower snout and are considerably larger when mature add to that thier choice of habitat i.e.salt water, warmer tempertures.also crocs temperment is that of a more aggressive animal (not a pet)nor pet potential

Answer 5

crock teeth on the outside of there mouth and do saltwater gater teath inside mouth do salt water but very rarely

Answer 6

salt water and fresh water

Answer 7

one have a round nose they are lot bigger