• mriswith@lemmy.world
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    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.

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      It’s only alligator if it comes from the Florida region of the United States. Otherwise it’s just sparkling crocodile.

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      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.