ByteOnBikes@discuss.online to 196@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish · 18 days agoNo alligators at work please rulediscuss.onlineimagemessage-square9linkfedilinkarrow-up1278arrow-down13
arrow-up1275arrow-down1imageNo alligators at work please rulediscuss.onlineByteOnBikes@discuss.online to 196@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish · 18 days agomessage-square9linkfedilink
minus-squaremriswith@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·edit-218 days agoFor future reference: If it’s not in south-eastern part of North America, assume it’s a crocodile. Because the only other aligator species in the world is a third the size and lives in a small part of China.
minus-squareZachariah@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·edit-218 days agoIt’s only alligator if it comes from the Florida region of the United States. Otherwise it’s just sparkling crocodile.
minus-squarerumschlumpel@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·edit-218 days agoCaimans are not crocodiles, they are in the family Alligatoridae, i.e. they’re alligator’s sister subfamily. In most of South America, you won’t find any other crocodilians.
For future reference: If it’s not in south-eastern part of North America, assume it’s a crocodile.
Because the only other aligator species in the world is a third the size and lives in a small part of China.
It’s only alligator if it comes from the Florida region of the United States. Otherwise it’s just sparkling crocodile.
Caimans are not crocodiles, they are in the family Alligatoridae, i.e. they’re alligator’s sister subfamily. In most of South America, you won’t find any other crocodilians.