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The breeding centre near Chennai city was started in 1976 for conserving mainly three native species of crocodiles - muggers, saltwater crocodiles and gharials.

From BBC • Dec. 2, 2022

The specimens mostly belonged to extinct crocodilians, which is the supergroup that encompasses both alligators and crocodiles, as well as caimans and gharials.

From New York Times • Mar. 12, 2018

These all show that crocodiles, alligators and gharials are complex, adaptable beasts that do many things that we might not consider likely had they not been documented.

From Scientific American • Dec. 1, 2013

Crocodilians—a group that includes the alligators, gharials and crocodiles—are the closest living relatives of the group formed by extinct dinosaurs and modern birds.

From Scientific American • Mar. 29, 2013