Close-up of Nile crocodile (Crocodylus niloticus), Kruger National Park, South Africa, Africa

Skin Diver meets Saltwater Crocodile, Crocodylus porosus, Micronesia, Palau

Skin Diver meets Saltwater Crocodile, Crocodylus porosus, Micronesia, Palau

Close-up of Nile crocodile foot (Crocodylus niloticus) in sunshine in Chobe National Park, Botswana

Submerged alligator (Alligator mississippiensis) is only visible with his armored back poking above placid waters as he hunts on the muddy bottom of the Okefenokee Swamp. The reptiles skin has embedded bony plates called osteoderms or scutes. Alligator populations are considered to have recovered from overharvesting pressures through supplemental farming practices and protections placed on wild animals. However, the species is still federally listed as threatened because it looks like the American crocodile, which is endangered, Georgia, United States of America

Close-up of Nile crocodile head (Crocodylus niloticus) on riverbank in Chobe National Park, Botswana

Skin Diver meets Saltwater Crocodile, Crocodylus porosus, Micronesia, Palau

Skin Diver meets Saltwater Crocodile, Crocodylus porosus, Micronesia, Palau

Skin Diver meets Saltwater Crocodile, Crocodylus porosus, Micronesia, Palau

Skin Diver meets Saltwater Crocodile, Crocodylus porosus, Micronesia, Palau

Skin Diver meets Saltwater Crocodile, Crocodylus porosus, Micronesia, Palau

Chinese crocodile lizard

American crocodile;Crocodylus acutus) in water, Tarcoles, Costa Rica.

Portrait of Nile Crocodile on the bank, Chobe Botswana]

Nile Crocodile skin, Chobe Botswana