Crocodylus

E123013

genus taxon

Crocodylus is a genus of large, semiaquatic reptiles commonly known as true crocodiles, found in tropical and subtropical regions worldwide.

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All labels observed (15)

Label	Occurrences
Crocodylus canonical	4
Crocodylus porosus	2
Crocodiles	1
Crocodylus anthropophagus	1
Crocodylus halli	1
Crocodylus johnstoni	1
Crocodylus mindorensis	1
Crocodylus moreletii	1
Crocodylus novaeguineae	1
Crocodylus palustris	1
Crocodylus rhombifer	1
Crocodylus siamensis	1
Crocodylus suchus	1
Crocodylus thorbjarnarsoni	1
estuarine crocodile (Crocodylus porosus)	1

Statements (63)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	genus ⓘ taxon ⓘ
belongsToSubfamily	Crocodylinae ⓘ
bodyTemperatureRegulation	ectothermic ⓘ
class	Reptilia ⓘ
commonName	true crocodiles ⓘ
describedBy	Josephus Nicolaus Laurenti ⓘ
diet	carnivorous ⓘ
ecologicalRole	regulation of aquatic vertebrate populations ⓘ scavenging of carrion ⓘ
eggLayingSite	nests near water ⓘ
family	Crocodylidae ⓘ
feedingBehavior	ambush predator ⓘ
geographicDistribution	Africa ⓘ Asia ⓘ Australia ⓘ subtropical regions ⓘ Americas ⓘ surface form: the Americas tropical regions ⓘ
habitat	brackish waters ⓘ coastal areas ⓘ freshwater rivers ⓘ lakes ⓘ wetlands ⓘ
hasCharacteristic	armored skin ⓘ conical teeth ⓘ elongated snout ⓘ eyes and nostrils positioned on top of the head ⓘ powerful tail ⓘ
hasConservationConcern	many species threatened or endangered ⓘ
hasSpecies	Crocodylus acutus ⓘ Crocodylus self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Crocodylus anthropophagus Crocodylus self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Crocodylus halli Orinoco crocodile ⓘ surface form: Crocodylus intermedius Crocodylus self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Crocodylus johnstoni Crocodylus self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Crocodylus mindorensis Crocodylus self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Crocodylus moreletii Nile crocodile ⓘ surface form: Crocodylus niloticus Crocodylus self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Crocodylus novaeguineae Crocodylus self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Crocodylus palustris Crocodylus self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Crocodylus porosus Crocodylus raninus ⓘ Cuban crocodile ⓘ surface form: Crocodylus rhombifer Crocodylus self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Crocodylus siamensis Crocodylus self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Crocodylus suchus Crocodylus self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Crocodylus thorbjarnarsoni
kingdom	Animalia ⓘ
lifestyle	semiaquatic ⓘ
locomotion	quadrupedal walking ⓘ swimming ⓘ
order	Crocodilia ⓘ surface form: Crocodylia
parentTaxon	Crocodylidae ⓘ
phylum	Chordata ⓘ
reproduction	oviparous ⓘ
respiration	lungs ⓘ
sensoryAdaptation	pressure-sensitive organs on jaws ⓘ
taxonRank	genus ⓘ
threat	habitat loss ⓘ hunting ⓘ illegal trade ⓘ
trophicLevel	apex predator ⓘ
typeSpecies	Nile crocodile ⓘ surface form: Crocodylus niloticus
yearDescribed	1768 ⓘ

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Instruction

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- If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list.
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Input

Subject: Crocodylus
Description of subject: Crocodylus is a genus of large, semiaquatic reptiles commonly known as true crocodiles, found in tropical and subtropical regions worldwide.

Referenced by (19)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

American crocodile → genus → Crocodylus ⓘ

Sundarbans → notableFauna → Crocodylus ⓘ

this entity surface form: estuarine crocodile (Crocodylus porosus)

Nile crocodile → genus → Crocodylus ⓘ

Crocosaurus Cove → hasSpecies → Crocodylus ⓘ

this entity surface form: Crocodylus porosus