A checklist of the Amphibians and Reptiles of Costa Rica: Additions and nomenclatural revisions Author Savage, Jay M. Author Bolaños, Federico text Zootaxa 2009 2005 1 23 journal article 10.5281/zenodo.274674 18fdce33-1292-46c0-bc02-5715b238cd17 1175-5326 274674 ORDER CROCODILIA Gmelin , “1788”, 1789 2F/2G (2) Savage (2002) regarded the following taxon as a subfamily of the Crocodylidae . Most crocodilian systematists (e.g., King & Burke 1989 ; Richardson, Webb, & Manolis 2002 ) recognize it as a family distinct from the latter family. FAMILY ALLIGATORIDAE Cuvier, 1807 1G ( 1 ) Caiman Spix, 1825 (1) Caiman crocodilus (Linné, 1758) (776) FAMILY CROCODYLIDAE Gmelin , “1788”, 1789 1G ( 1 ) Crocodylus Laurenti, 1768 ( 1 ) Crocodylus acutus (Cuvier, 1807) (778)