???how do u tell an alligator from a crocodlile???

Question

i am so confused what is the difference. classification anything . in my book their the exact same.

Answer 1

crocodiles have V-shaped snouts and alligators have U-shaped snouts.

crocs are more greenish and alligators are brown/blackish

also, you can see a crocodile's tooth when its mouth is closed whereas you cant see any teeth in an alligator when its mouth is closed

Answer 2

A crocodile has a pointed nose while an alligator has a curved nose. A way to remember it is using the first letters an "A" and a "c". The c is curved and the opposite of curved is pointed. This means a crocodile's nose is pointed. The "A" in alligator is pointed and the opposite of that is curved. This means that an alligator's nose is curved. Also when a croc closes its mouth teeth point out and when alligators close their mouths the teeth don't show.

Answer 3

No they are not the same.Related but not the same The first physical difference you can note is that gators have short stubby snouts and crocs have long slender snouts.

An alligator is a crocodilian in the genus Alligator of the family Alligatoridae.

A crocodile is any species belonging to the family Crocodylidae.

Answer 4

Alligators tend to have wide, U-shaped, rounded snouts, while crocodiles tend to have longer, more pointed, V-shaped snouts.

Answer 5

I know it has to deal with thier mouths. One has the teeth that stick out, others dont. Which is which though, look it up.

Answer 6

From the inside?

Answer 7

check this website http://animal.discovery.com/convergence/safari/crocs/expert/expert7.html