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Water Based Reptile Classifier, Crocodilia - Coggle Diagram
Water Based Reptile Classifier
Are they mostly in Water?
NO
Lizards and Snakes
Sphenodontia & Squamata
YES
Crocodilia & Testudines
Does it have a hard shell covering most of it body?
YES
Testudines
Is it water dwelling?
YES
Does it prefer water over land?
YES
Turtle
Does it have a long neck?
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NO
Terrapin
Is it omnivorous?
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NO
Tortoise
Is it 69-150 cm in length?
YES
Is it multi-colour?
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NO
Does it have a vibrantly coloured leg?
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NO
Crocodilia
Is the snout U-shaped and short or V-shaped and long?
U-Shaped
Alligators and Caimans
Does it have long slender teeth and lack of a bony septum dividing nostrils?
YES
Is it less than 2 meters in length?
YES
Does it have a spiked tail?
YES
Smooth-fronted caiman
NO
Cuviers dwarf caiman
NO
Does it have a broad snout?
YES
Broad-snouted caiman
NO
Is it fully black (may have yellow banding) in colour?
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NO
Alligator
Is it found strictly in China?
YES
Chinese alligator
NO
American alligator
Caiman
V-Shaped
Crocodile and Gavialidae
Does it have a long, thin snout and 110 sharp, interlocking teeth?
YES
Does it's snout broaden toward the base?
YES
False gharial
NO
Gharial
Gavialidae
NO
Crocodile
Is it found in Australasia?
YES
Is it found in salt water?
YES
Is it aggressive and the apex predator in its environment?
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NO
Is it found in Australia?
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NO
Is it found in abundance?
YES
Is it an apex predator in its environment?
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NO
Does it have a pale tan coloration with scattered dark brown markings?
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