Croc Quiz (attempt #2)
 

First off, what's with all the flack about posting the pics wrong the first time? Some of you whippersnappers should remember that not everyone here was born with a PC stapled to their hands. Some of us got our Commodore 64 sometime after puberty! Cut us old folks a break, puh-leeze!

That said, I *think* the images (or links to them) will appear below. Remember the rules:
1. Please give Latin and common names.
2. Spelling counts.
3. Use only the information already in your brain -- it's no fair to look stuff up!
4. I'll post answers in 1 week.
5. The winner gets to gloat until the next quiz.

Also remember that this is the 'easy' quiz. They will get harder. And the last 2 pictures are of the same species, so there are really only 5 species represented here.

Good luck!

I should add that in picture #5 you are looking at the center animal only. The others are a different species. Bonus points though if you correctly identify them too (hint: they are all the same species).

The first one is a slender snouted crocodile (Crocodylus cataphractus), the second one is and albino american alligator (Alligator mississippiensis), the third one is a saltwater crocodile (Crocodylus porosus), the fourth one is a dwarf crocodile (Osteolaemus tetraspis)
the fiveth one is a specticaled caiman (Caiman crocodilus) with a group of normal american alligators (Alligator mississippiensis), i can't make out the sixth though maybe a brod snouted caiman (Caiman latirostris).

yeah what HERPKING said! lol :D

Let's say that you get 7 out of a possible 15. Not too shabby.

Reminder: Pictures 5 and 6 are of the same species!

dito that LOL :o

Okay. I'm a bit late with the answers - but here they are:

1. Tomistoma schlegelii - Malayan false gavial
2. Alligator mississippiensis - American alligator
3. Crododylus porosus - saltwater crocodile
4. Alligator sinensis - Chinese alligator
5. Caiman latirostris - broad snouted caiman with American alligators

Is anyone interested in a second round? Perhaps we'll make it easier by allowing you to look stuff up.

Let me know if you want more.

Make another quiz, that was fun to read, and great job to both HerpKing and to Zane!

jp

I'll try to get on it this weekend.

As for the scoring - 3 points per question; one for the common name, one for the latin name, one for spelling.
Or at least I think that's what I did. Can't really remember now...

Quiz #2
 

Here we go again. And there is a bonus (non-crocodilian) species ID for you.

Reminder of the rules: Please provide latin name and common name, and spelling does count!

#1


#2


#3


#4 - The animal at the top of the picture only


#5


Bonus:

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2. False Gharial, Tomistoma schlegelii

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4. African Dwarf Crocodile, Osteolaemus tetraspis

5. Orinoco crocodile, Crocodylus intermedius

6. Red-Footed Tortoise, Geochelone carbonaria

mmm... and thats all I know...

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6. Red Footed Tortoise

Lol, that is the only one I can recongnize, but have no idea of the Latin Name. Lol.

jp

No Idea on latin names, and I'm not that great on I.D ing crocs (or chelonians!) either but here goes!

1. Dwarf caiman
2. false gharial
3. ? nile?
4 .Dwarf crocodile
5. fresh water crocodile
6. red footed tortoise

Sorry it's taken me so long to get back to you guys. Life has gotten pretty hectic around here. Here are the answers:

1. Smooth fronted caiman or dwarf caiman Paleosuchus trigonatus
2. Johnstons crocodile or freshwater crocodile Crocodylus johnsoni
3. American crocodile Crocodylus acutus
4. African dwarf crocodile Osteolaemus tetraspsis
5. Orinoco crocodile Crocodylus intermedius
6. Red footed tortoise Geochelone carbonaria

I believe Miss Kiwi wins this round.

freshwater croc is tastey.