alligator和crocodile
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alligator
Closely related to crocodiles, alligators are large lizard-like animals with long, rounded snouts and powerful tails. They are found in only two countries, the United States and China.
Where Alligators Live
Only two species of alligator exist on Earth. The larger of the two species is the American alligator. The scientific name of the American alligator is Alligator mississippiensis. It is found in the southeastern United States from North Carolina to Florida and west to the lower Rio Grande. The Chinese alligator (A. sinensis) lives in China in the Yangtze River and its tributaries.
crocodile
he crocodile is a lizard-like, flesh-eating reptile. It is the largest and heaviest of all present-day reptiles. It is related to the alligator.
Where Crocodiles Live
Closely related to crocodiles, alligators are large lizard-like animals with long, rounded snouts and powerful tails. They are found in only two countries, the United States and China.
Where Alligators Live
Only two species of alligator exist on Earth. The larger of the two species is the American alligator. The scientific name of the American alligator is Alligator mississippiensis. It is found in the southeastern United States from North Carolina to Florida and west to the lower Rio Grande. The Chinese alligator (A. sinensis) lives in China in the Yangtze River and its tributaries.
crocodile
he crocodile is a lizard-like, flesh-eating reptile. It is the largest and heaviest of all present-day reptiles. It is related to the alligator.
Where Crocodiles Live
Crocodiles live in swamps, lakes and rivers in tropical and sub-tropical regions. They are found in Africa, Madagascar, India, Sri Lanka, south-east Asia, northern Australia, Mexico, the West Indies and the Americas. The American crocodile is the only species, or type, that lives outside the tropics.
外形区别
Crocodiles and alligators both have long snouts. But crocodiles have large teeth that stick out when the mouth is closed.
A view from above shows the different snouts of an alligator and a crocodile.
结论，除了密西西比鳄和扬子鳄叫alligator，其他的都可以叫Crocodiles
