ByteOnBikes@discuss.online to 196@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish · 4 months agoNo alligators at work please rulediscuss.onlineimagemessage-square9linkfedilinkarrow-up1280arrow-down13
arrow-up1277arrow-down1imageNo alligators at work please rulediscuss.onlineByteOnBikes@discuss.online to 196@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish · 4 months agomessage-square9linkfedilink
minus-squaremriswith@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·4 months 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-up6·4 months 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-up4·4 months 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.