# Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981, Crocodilians


Alligator sinensis
Chinese alligator
Caiman crocodilus apaporiensis
Rio Apaporis caiman (otherwise known as Spectacled caiman)
Caiman latirostris
Broad-nosed caiman
Melanosuchus niger
Black caiman
Crocodylus acutus
American crocodile
Crocodylus cataphractus
African slender-snouted crocodile (otherwise known as African sharp-nosed crocodile)
Crocodylus intermedius
Orinoco crocodile
Crocodylus moreletii
Morelet’s crocodile
Crocodylus niloticus
Nile crocodile
Crocodylus novaeguineae mindorensis
Philippine crocodile
Crocodylus palustris
Mugger (otherwise known as Marsh crocodile or Broad-snouted crocodile)
Crocodylus porosus
Estuarine crocodile (otherwise known as Salt-water crocodile)
Crocodylus rhombifer
Cuban crocodile
Crocodylus siamensis
Siamese crocodile
Osteolaemus tetraspis
West African dwarf crocodile
Tomistoma schlegelii
False gharial (otherwise known as False gavial)
Gavialis gangeticus
Indian gharial (otherwise known as Indian gavial)

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1981/69/schedule/10/part/3/chapter/crossheading/crocodilians (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/wildlife-and-countryside-act-1981/schedule-10/part-3/chapter/crossheading-crocodilians
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives.