Scientific Name and Classification

Domain- Eukarya

     Kingdom- Animalia

         Phylum- Chordata

             Class- Reptilia

                  Order- Crocodilia

                       Family- Crcodylidae

                           Genus- Crocodylus

                               Species- Crocodylus acutus

Domain- Eukarya: Multicellular with membrane bound organelles and lacks cell walls.

Kingdom- Animalia: Eukaryotic, multicellular, heterotrophic, and motile at some stage in its life.

Phylum- Chordata: Possesses a notochord, dorsal nerve chord, gill slits, thyroid gland, and a post anal tail at some point in its lifetime.

Class- Reptilia: Cold blooded, amniotic egg (contains extra membrane for protection and does not need water), possesses lungs, and has epidermal scales.

Order- Crocodilia: Possess non-overlapping scales made of keratin with studs of bony plates (scutes), front feet have five separate toes, back feet have four webbed toes.

Family- Crocodylidae: Large aquatic reptiles that live in freshwater and consist of th

ree subfamilies.

Genus- Crocodylus: Distinguishable narrow snout and overall smaller size than the alligator relative, broken down into 13 species.

Species- Crocodylus acutus: Crocodylus acutus, which comes from the Latin words krokodelios (“pepple worm”) and acutus (“pointed”), are noticeably lighter in color than their alligator relatives. These organisms are also very distinguishable in appearance from the alligator in the fact that they have a significantly narrower head and overall appearance. Two teeth that jut out noticeably from the lower jaw are also a key physical characteristic that alligators do not possess. Also they usually appear grayish green in color with a yellow underbelly and have less armor in scales than other species of crocodiles.