In Popular Culture
- Several science fiction movies have giant crocodilians as their stars, such as Alligator, Lake Placid, Primeval, DinoCroc, and Rogue.
- The popular video games Croc: Legend of the Gobbos and Croc 2 feature an anthromorphic crocodile as the protagonist.
- King K. Rool, the main antagonist of the Donkey Kong Country series, as well as his minions, the Kremlings, are crocodilians.
- The University of Florida sports teams are known as the Florida Gators, and their mascot is an anthropomorphic alligator called "Albert Gator".
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