Crocodylus

Crocodylus; Temporal range: Late Oligocene - recent,
	Mugger crocodile (C. palustris)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Clade:	Archosauromorpha
Clade:	Archosauriformes
Order:	Crocodilia
Family:	Crocodylidae
Subfamily:	Crocodylinae
Genus:	Crocodylus; Laurenti, 1768
Type species
	Crocodylus niloticus; Laurenti, 1768
Species
	See text
	Worldwide distribution of Crocodylus
Synonyms
	Bombifrons Gray, 1862 ; Crocodillus Scopoli, 1777 ; Crocodilus Gmelin, 1789 ; Crocodilus Laurenti, 1768 ; Crocodylus Gronovius, 1763 ; Mecistops Gray, 1844 ; Molina Romer, 1956 ; Molinia Gray, 1862 ; Motinia Gray, 1844 ; Oopholis Gray, 1844 ; Oxycrocodylus Hoser, 2012 ; Palinia Gray, 1844 ; Philas Gray, 1874 ; Temsacus Gray, 1862 ; ;

Crocodylus is a genus of true crocodiles in the family Crocodylidae.

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