Crocodylus is one of three genera from the subfamily Crocodylinae of the family Crocodylidae. The 13 living species are: * American crocodile, Crocodylus acutus * Slender-snouted crocodile, Crocodylus cataphractus - studies in DNA and morphology suggest this species may be more basal than Crocodylus and therefore belongs in its own genus, Mecistops. * Orinoco crocodile, Crocodylus intermedius * Freshwater crocodile, Crocodylus johnsoni * Philippine crocodile, Crocodylus mindorensis * Morelet's crocodile or Mexican crocodile, Crocodylus moreletii * Nile crocodile or African crocodile, Crocodylus niloticus (the subspecies found in Madagascar is sometimes called the black crocodile) * New Guinea crocodile, Crocodylus novaeguineae * Mugger crocodile, marsh crocodile, o