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Crocodylidae

"The crocodylian family Crocodylidae includes the true crocodiles, which are the members of the subfamily Crocodylinae, as well as potentially the false gharial, the only extant member of the subfamily Tomistominae. The latter is a subject of controversy as to whether it is a crocodile or actually belongs in the family Gavialidae. Further genetic analysis has to be done to come to a final conclusion. Pending such analysis, since the 1950s classification as either Crocodylidae or Alligatoridae is currently occular-temporal based, with members of the latter generally responding ´later´ while members of the former respond ´in a while´." - (en.wikipedia.org 22.01.2020)

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