The world's most endangered crocodiles and alligators
The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species evaluates the conservation status of plant and animal species. The list is based on scientific assessment of an organism's status by experts.
Conservation status of the world's crocodiles and alligators
Species comprising the chart above include:
| Family | Scientific name | Common name(s) | Red List status | Population trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALLIGATORIDAE | Alligator sinensis | China Alligator, Chinese Alligator | CR | |
| CROCODYLIDAE | Crocodylus intermedius | Orinoco Crocodile | CR | |
| CROCODYLIDAE | Crocodylus mindorensis | Philippines Crocodile | CR | |
| CROCODYLIDAE | Crocodylus rhombifer | Cuban Crocodile | CR | |
| CROCODYLIDAE | Crocodylus siamensis | Siamese Crocodile | CR | |
| GAVIALIDAE | Gavialis gangeticus | Fish-eating Crocodile, Gavial, Gharial, Indian Gavial, Indian Gharial, Long-nosed Crocodile | CR | decreasing |
| CROCODYLIDAE | Tomistoma schlegelii | False gharial, Malayan Gharial, Sunda gharial, Tomistoma, Tomistoma | EN | |
| CROCODYLIDAE | Crocodylus acutus | American Crocodile | VU | |
| CROCODYLIDAE | Crocodylus palustris | Broad-snouted Crocodile, Marsh Crocodile, Muggar, Mugger | VU | |
| CROCODYLIDAE | Osteolaemus tetraspis | African Dwarf Crocodile, West African Dwarf Crocodile | VU | |
| CROCODYLIDAE | Crocodylus cataphractus | African Gharial, African Sharp-nosed Crocodile, African Slender-snouted Crocodile, Long-nosed Crocodile, Long-snouted Crocodile, Long-snouted West-African Crocodile, Loricate Crocodile, Panzer Crocodile, Subwater Crocodile | DD | |
| CROCODYLIDAE | Crocodylus moreletii | Belize Crocodile, Morelet's Crocodile | LR/cd | |
| ALLIGATORIDAE | Melanosuchus niger | Black Caiman | LR/cd | |
| ALLIGATORIDAE | Alligator mississippiensis | American Alligator | LR/lc | |
| ALLIGATORIDAE | Caiman crocodilus | Common Caiman, Spectacled Caiman | LR/lc | |
| ALLIGATORIDAE | Caiman latirostris | Broad-snouted Caiman | LR/lc | |
| ALLIGATORIDAE | Caiman yacare | Yacaré | LR/lc | |
| CROCODYLIDAE | Crocodylus johnsoni | Australian Freshwater Crocodile, Freshie, Johnson's Crocodile, Johnstone's Crocodile, Johnston's Crocodile | LR/lc | |
| CROCODYLIDAE | Crocodylus niloticus | Nile Crocodile | LR/lc | |
| CROCODYLIDAE | Crocodylus novaeguineae | New Guinea Crocodile | LR/lc | |
| CROCODYLIDAE | Crocodylus porosus | Estuarine Crocodile, Salt-water Crocodile | LR/lc | |
| ALLIGATORIDAE | Paleosuchus palpebrosus | Cuvier's Smooth-fronted Caiman, Dwarf Caiman | LR/lc | |
| ALLIGATORIDAE | Paleosuchus trigonatus | Schneider's Smooth-fronted Caiman, Smooth-fronted Caiman | LR/lc |
The full resolution version of this
reptiles-alligators chart is available at here. This table and chart was last updated on August 8, 2012, based on data downloaded from the IUCN Red List site. For a species profile, click on its scientific name.
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