Crocodiles
WHS inhabited by animals of the order Crocodilia, which include (true) Crocodiles as well as Caimans and Alligators.
Connected Sites
| Site | Rationale | Link |
| Belize Barrier Reef | American crocodile (Crocodylus acutus) (AB ev) | |
| Central Amazon Conservation Complex | Black caiman and Spectacled caiman | |
| Chitwan National Park | Mugger crocodile (UNEP-WCMC) | |
| Cliff of Bandiagara | "Semi-domestic crocodiles are kept as sacred village protectors of Bandiagara and its ancient founder,Nangabanou Tembily. They are also revered so as to ensure continued rains in the ritual rain dances (Yaro and Diko, 1940)." (AB) | |
| Comoé National Park | dwarf crocodile | |
| Darien National Park | Cayman crocodile and American crocodile | |
| Dja Faunal Reserve | two species of crocodile, one being the African long-snouted crocodile (unep) | |
| Djoudj | Nile crocodile | |
| Dong Phayayen | Siamese Crocodile | |
| Ennedi Massif | "One of the most striking conservation features is the small population of crocodiles, estimated at around 10 individuals, which live in the Guelta Archei" (AB ev) | |
| Everglades | American Alligator, American Crocodile | |
| Guanacaste | ||
| Gulf of California | River crocodile at Islas Marías Biosphere Reserve | |
| Iguacu | ||
| Iguazu National Park | ||
| Ivindo National Park | the Critically Endangered Slender-snouted Crocodile (Mecistops cataphractus) finds shelter in the Djidji River (AB ev) | |
| Kaeng Krachan Forest | Siamese crocodile | |
| Kakadu National Park | ||
| Komodo National Park | saltwater crocodile | |
| Lake Malawi | ||
| Lake Turkana | ||
| Lopé-Okanda | African dwarf crocodile (UNEP-WCMC) | |
| Lorentz National Park | ||
| Los Katios National Park | American crocodile | |
| Mana Pools | "A healthy population of the threatened Nile crocodile is also present" (AB ev) | |
| Manu National Park | black caiman Melanosuchus niger, common spectacled caiman Caiman crocodilus (UNEP-WCMC) | |
| Niokolo-Koba National Park | all three African crocodiles and dwarf crododile | |
| Noel Kempff Mercado National Park | broad-snouted caiman, black caiman | |
| Rock Islands | Adult and juvenile salt water crocodile are regularly observed in the RISL (Nom file) | |
| Salonga National Park | ||
| Sangha Trinational | Nile crocodiles | |
| Selous Game Reserve | ||
| Sian Ka'an | ||
| Sundarbans National Park | salt-water crocodile | |
| The Sundarbans | ||
| Tikal National Park | Morelet's crocodile | |
| Ujung Kulon National Park | Malayan gharial and estuarine crocodile (UNEP-WCMC) | |
| Victoria Falls | Nile crocodile | |
| W-Arly-Pendjari Complex | Nile crocodile | |
| Wet Tropics of Queensland | Daintree River | |
| iSimangaliso Wetland Park |
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