Crocodilians in American Zoos

Alligatoridae

Alligator sinensis (Chinese alligator)
  1. ABQ BioPark Zoo (Albuquerque, New Mexico)
  2. Alligator Adventure (Myrtle Beach, South Carolina)
  3. Bronx Zoo (New York City, New York)
  4. Chattanooga Zoo (Chattanooga, Tennessee)
  5. Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden (Cincinnati, Ohio)
  6. Detroit Zoo (Detroit, Michigan)
  7. Maryland Zoo (Baltimore, Maryland)
  8. Milwaukee County Zoo (Milwaukee, Wisconsin)
  9. Peoria Zoo (Peoria, Illinois)
  10. Potawatomi Zoo (South Bend, Indiana)
  11. Saint Louis Zoo (Saint Louis, Missouri)
  12. San Diego Zoo (San Diego, California)
  13. Santa Barbara Zoo (Santa Barbara, California)
  14. Sedgwick County Zoo (Wichita, Kansas)
  15. Smithsonian's National Zoo (Washington D.C.)
  16. St. Augustine Alligator Farm Zoological Park (St. Augustine, Florida)
  17. Staten Island Zoo (New York City, New York)
  18. Tulsa Zoo (Tulsa, Oklahoma)
  19. Utica Zoo (Utica, New York)
Alligator mississippiensis (American alligator)
  1. ABQ BioPark Zoo (Albuquerque, New Mexico)
  2. Alexandria Zoo (Alexandria, Louisiana)
  3. Alligator Adventure (Myrtle Beach, South Carolina)
  4. Alligator Alley (Summerdale, Alabama)
  5. Animal Haven Farm Zoo (Weyauwega, Wisconsin)
  6. Audubon Zoo (New Orleans, Louisiana)
  7. Brevard Zoo (Melbourne, Florida)
  8. Baton Rouge Zoo (Baton Rouge, Louisiana)
  9. Bronx Zoo (New York City, New York)
  10. Busch Gardens Tampa (Tampa, Florida)
  11. Caldwell Zoo (Tyler, Texas)
  12. California Academy of Sciences (San Francisco, California)
  13. Cameron Park Zoo (Waco, Texas)
  14. Central Florida Zoo and Botanical Gardens (Orlando, Florida)
  15. Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden (Cincinnati, Ohio)
  16. Columbus Zoo and Aquarium (Powell, Ohio)
  17. Connecticut's Beardsley Zoo (Bridgeport, Connecticut)
  18. Critchlow Alligator Sanctuary (Athens, Michigan)
  19. Dallas Zoo (Dallas, Texas)
  20. DEW Haven (Mount Vernon, Maine)
  21. Deyoung Family Zoo (Wallace, Michigan)
  22. Elmwood Park Zoo (Norristown, Pennsylvania)
  23. Epcot Theme Park (Baylake, Florida)
  24. Fort Wayne Children's Zoo (Fort Wayne, Indiana)
  25. Fort Worth Zoo (Fort Worth, Texas)
  26. Gatorland (Orlando, Florida)
  27. Gators & Friends (Greenwood, Louisiana)
  28. Georgia Aquarium (Atlanta, Georgia)
  29. Gladys Porter Zoo (Brownsville, Texas)
  30. Happy Hollow Park & Zoo (San Jose, California)
  31. Hattiesburg Zoo (Hattiesburg, Mississippi)
  32. Henry Vilas Zoo (Madison, Wisconsin)
  33. Honolulu Zoo (Honolulu, Hawaii)
  34. Houston Zoo (Houston, Texas)
  35. Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens (Jacksonville, Florida)
  36. Los Angeles Zoo and Botanical Gardens (Los Angeles, California)
  37. Memphis Zoo (Memphis, Tennessee)
  38. Mystic Aquarium (Stonington, Connecticut)
  39. Naples Zoo (Naples, Florida)
  40. Nashville Zoo (Nashville, Tennessee)
  41. NEW Zoo & Adventure Park (Suamico, Wisconsin)
  42. North Carolina Zoo (Asheboro, North Carolina)
  43. Oakland Zoo (Oakland, California)
  44. Oglebay Good Zoo (Wheeling, West Virginia)
  45. Oklahoma Aquarium (Jenks, Oklahoma)
  46. Oklahoma City Zoo (Oklahoma City, Oklahoma)
  47. Omaha's Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium (Omaha, Nebraska)
  48. Palm Beach Zoo (West Palm Beach, Florida)
  49. Philadelphia Zoo (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
  50. Plumpton Park Zoo (Rising Sun, Maryland)
  51. Potawatomi Zoo (South Bend, Indiana)
  52. Queens Zoo (New York City, New York)
  53. Reid Park Zoo (Tucson, Arizona)
  54. Riverbanks Zoo & Garden (Columbia, South Carolina)
  55. Sacramento Zoo (Sacramento, California)
  56. Saginaw Children's Zoo (Saginaw, Michigan)
  57. Saint Louis Zoo (Saint Louis, Missouri)
  58. San Antonio Zoo (San Antonio, Texas)
  59. Santa Barbara Zoo (Santa Barbara, California)
  60. Six Flags Discovery Kingdom (Vallejo, California)
  61. Shedd Aquarium (Chicago, Illinois)
  62. Smithsonian's National Zoo (Washington D.C.)
  63. Southwick's Zoo (Mendon, Massachusetts)
  64. Space Farms Zoo and Museum (Wantage Township, New Jersey)
  65. St. Augustine Alligator Farm Zoological Park (St. Augustine, Florida)
  66. Staten Island Zoo (New York City, New York)
  67. Stone Zoo (Stoneham, Massachusetts)
  68. Tennessee Aquarium (Chattanooga, Tennessee)
  69. Timbavati Wildlife Park (Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin)
  70. The Zoo In Forest Park & Education Center (Springfield, Massachusetts)
  71. Tulsa Zoo (Tulsa, Oklahoma)
  72. Turtle Back Zoo (West Orange, New Jersey)
  73. Wild Florida Airboats & Gator Park (Kenansville, Florida)
  74. Wildlife Safari (Winston, Oregon)
  75. Wildlife World Zoo (Litchfield Park, Arizona)
  76. ZooAmerica (Hershey, Pennsylvania)
  77. ZooTampa at Lowry Park (Tampa, Florida)
Caiman crocodilus (Spectacled caiman)
  1. Lincoln Park Zoo (Chicago, Illinois)
  2. Omaha's Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium (Omaha, Nebraska)
  3. Palm Beach Zoo (West Palm Beach, Florida)
  4. Reptile Lagoon (Hamer, South Carolina)
  5. St. Augustine Alligator Farm Zoological Park (St. Augustine, Florida)
  6. Wildlife World Zoo (Litchfield Park, Arizona)
Caiman latirostris (Broad-snouted caiman)
  1. Alexandria Zoo (Alexandria, Louisiana)
  2. St. Augustine Alligator Farm Zoological Park (St. Augustine, Florida)
Caiman yacare (Yacare caiman)
  1. Alligator Adventure (Myrtle Beach, South Carolina)
  2. Connecticut's Beardsley Zoo (Bridgeport, Connecticut)
  3. St. Augustine Alligator Farm Zoological Park (St. Augustine, Florida)
Melanosuchus niger (Black caiman)
  1. St. Augustine Alligator Farm Zoological Park (St. Augustine, Florida)
  2. ZooMiami (?) (Miami, Florida)
Paleosuchus palpebrosus (Cuvier’s dwarf caiman)
  1. Adventure Aquarium (Camden, New Jersey)
  2. Aquarium of Boise (Boise, Idaho)
  3. Brights Zoo (Limestone, Tennessee)
  4. Capron Park Zoo (Attleboro, Massachusetts)
  5. Central Park Zoo (New York City, New York)
  6. Dallas World Aquarium (Dallas, Texas)
  7. Detroit Zoo (Detroit, Michigan)
  8. Nashville Zoo (Nashville, Tennessee)
  9. Newport Aquarium (Baltimore, Maryland)
  10. Philadelphia Zoo (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
  11. Riverbanks Zoo & Garden (Columbia, South Carolina)
  12. Rosamond Gifford Zoo (Syncause, New York)
  13. Saint Louis Zoo (Saint Louis, Missouri)
  14. SEA LIFE Grapevine Aquarium (Grapevine, Texas)
  15. St. Augustine Alligator Farm Zoological Park (St. Augustine, Florida)
  16. Sunset Zoo (Manhattan, Kansas)
  17. Topeka Zoo (Topeka, Kansas)
  18. Wildlife World Zoo (Litchfield Park, Arizona)
Paleosuchus trigonatus (Smooth-fronted caiman)
  1. Dallas World Aquarium (Dallas, Texas)
  2. National Aquarium (Baltimore, Maryland)
  3. Omaha's Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium (Omaha, Nebraska)
  4. Sacramento Zoo (Sacramento, California)
  5. St. Augustine Alligator Farm Zoological Park (St. Augustine, Florida)
  6. Tulsa Zoo (Tulsa, Oklahoma)
Crocodylidae

Crocodylus acutus (American crocodile)
  1. Alexandria Zoo (Alexandria, Louisiana)
  2. Alexandria Zoo (Alexandria, Louisiana)
  3. Brevard Zoo (Melbourne, Florida)
  4. Busch Wildlife Sanctuary (Jupiter, Florida)
  5. Central Florida Zoo and Botanical Gardens (Orlando, Florida)
  6. Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden (Cincinnati, Ohio)
  7. Gatorland (Orlando, Florida)
  8. Omaha's Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium (Omaha, Nebraska)
  9. Patricia and Phillip Frost Museum of Science (Miami, Florida)
  10. St. Augustine Alligator Farm Zoological Park (St. Augustine, Florida)
  11. Wild Florida Airboats & Gator Park (Kenansville, Florida)
Crocodylus halli (Hall’s New Guinea crocodile)
  1. St. Augustine Alligator Farm Zoological Park (St. Augustine, Florida)
Crocodylus intermedius (Orinoco crocodile)
  1. Brookfield Zoo (Chicago, Illinois)
  2. Dallas World Aquarium (Dallas, Texas)
  3. Gladys Porter Zoo (Brownsville, Texas)
  4. St. Augustine Alligator Farm Zoological Park (St. Augustine, Florida)
  5. Wild Florida Airboats & Gator Park (Kenansville, Florida)
  6. ZooTampa at Lowry Park (Tampa, Florida)
Crocodylus johnsoni (Freshwater crocodile)
  1. National Aquarium (Baltimore, Maryland)
  2. Omaha's Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium (Omaha, Nebraska)
  3. Reptile Lagoon (Hamer, South Carolina)
  4. St. Augustine Alligator Farm Zoological Park (St. Augustine, Florida)
Crocodylus mindorensis (Philippine crocodile)
  1. Gladys Porter Zoo (Brownsville, Texas)
  2. Omaha's Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium (Omaha, Nebraska)
  3. Smithsonian's National Zoo (Washington D.C.)
  4. St. Augustine Alligator Farm Zoological Park (St. Augustine, Florida)
  5. The Pittsburgh Zoo & PPG Aquarium (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania)
Crocodylus moreletii (Morelet’s crocodile)
  1. Alligator Adventure (Myrtle Beach, South Carolina)
  2. Dallas World Aquarium (Dallas, Texas)
  3. St. Augustine Alligator Farm Zoological Park (St. Augustine, Florida)
  4. Wild Florida Airboats & Gator Park (Kenansville, Florida)
Crocodylus niloticus (subspecies unknown) (Nile crocodile)
  1. Alexandria Zoo (Alexandria, Louisiana)
  2. Busch Gardens Tampa (Tampa, Florida)
  3. Gatorland (Orlando, Florida)
  4. Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens (Jacksonville, Florida)
  5. Memphis Zoo (Memphis, Tennessee)
  6. St. Augustine Alligator Farm Zoological Park (St. Augustine, Florida)
  7. Zoo Boise (Boise, Idaho)
  8. Wild Florida Airboats & Gator Park (Kenansville, Florida)
Crocodylus niloticus africanus (East African Nile crocodile)
  1. Dallas Zoo (Dallas, Texas)
Crocodylus niloticus cowei (South African Nile crocodile)
  1. Bronx Zoo (New York, New York)
  2. Disney’s Animal Kingdom Theme Park (Baylake, Florida)
  3. Wildlife World Zoo (Litchfield Park, Arizona)
Crocodylus niloticus madagascariensis (Malagasy Nile crocodile)
  1. Capital of Texas Zoo (?) (Wyldwood, Texas)
Crocodylus novaeguineae (Northern New Guinea crocodile)
  1. St. Augustine Alligator Farm Zoological Park (St. Augustine, Florida) (?)
Crocodylus palustris (Mugger crocodile)
  1. St. Augustine Alligator Farm Zoological Park (St. Augustine, Florida)
Crocodylus rhombifer (Cuban crocodile)
  1. Bronx Zoo (New York, New York)
  2. Gatorland (Orlando, Florida)
  3. Gladys Porter Zoo (Brownsville, Texas)
  4. Louisville Zoo (Louisville, Kentucky)
  5. Saint Louis Zoo (Saint Louis, Missouri)
  6. Sedgwick County Zoo (Wichita, Kansas)
  7. Smithsonian's National Zoo (Washington D.C.)
  8. St. Augustine Alligator Farm Zoological Park (St. Augustine, Florida)
  9. Wild Florida Airboats & Gator Park (Kenansville, Florida)
Crocodylus siamensis (Siamese crocodile)
  1. Alligator Adventure (Myrtle Beach, South Carolina)
  2. Animal World & Snake Farm Zoo (New Braunfels, Texas)
  3. Bronx Zoo (New York, New York)
  4. San Diego Zoo (San Diego, California)
  5. St. Augustine Alligator Farm Zoological Park (St. Augustine, Florida)
  6. Utah's Hogle Zoo (Salt Lake City, Utah)
  7. Virginia Zoo (Norfolk, Virginia)
  8. Wild Florida Airboats & Gator Park (Kenansville, Florida)
Crocodylus sp. (Australian saltwater crocodile)
  1. ABQ BioPark Zoo (Albuquerque, New Mexico)
  2. Fort Worth Zoo (Fort Worth, Texas)
  3. Gatorland (Orlando, Florida)
  4. St. Augustine Alligator Farm Zoological Park (St. Augustine, Florida)
  5. Toledo Zoo (Toledo, Ohio)
  6. Wildlife World Zoo (Litchfield Park, Arizona)
Crocodylus suchus (Desert crocodile)
  1. Philadelphia Zoo (?) (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
  2. St. Augustine Alligator Farm Zoological Park (St. Augustine, Florida)
  3. Wild Florida Airboats & Gator Park (Kenansville, Florida)
Mecistops cataphractus (West African slender-snouted crocodile)
  1. Oregon Zoo (Portland, Oregon)
  2. Maryland Zoo (Baltimore, Maryland)
  3. San Diego Zoo (San Diego, California)
  4. St. Augustine Alligator Farm Zoological Park (St. Augustine, Florida)
  5. Zoo Atlanta (Atlanta, Georgia)
Osteolaemus sp. (West African dwarf crocodile)
  1. Alexandria Zoo (Alexandria, Louisiana)
  2. Bronx Zoo (New York City, New York)
  3. Brookfield Zoo (Chicago, Illinois)
  4. Franklin Park Zoo (Boston, Massachusetts)
  5. Minnesota Zoo (Apple Valley, Minnesota)
  6. Lincoln Children's Zoo (Lincoln, Nebraska)
  7. Lincoln Park Zoo (Chicago, Illinois)
  8. Philadelphia Zoo (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
  9. San Antonio Zoo (San Antonio, Texas) (San Antonio, Texas)
  10. San Diego Zoo (San Diego, California)
  11. St. Augustine Alligator Farm Zoological Park (St. Augustine, Florida)
  12. Tennessee Aquarium (Chattanooga, Tennessee)
Osteolaemus osborni (Osborn’s dwarf crocodile)
  1. St. Augustine Alligator Farm Zoological Park (St. Augustine, Florida)
Gavialidae

Gavialis gangeticus (Gharial)
  1. Bronx Zoo (New York, New York)
  2. Cleveland Metroparks Zoo (Cleveland, Ohio)
  3. Fort Worth Zoo (Fort Worth, Texas)
  4. Honolulu Zoo (Honolulu, Hawaii)
  5. Los Angeles Zoo and Botanical Gardens (Los Angeles, California)
  6. Montgomery Zoo (Montgomery, Alabama)
  7. The Pittsburgh Zoo & PPG Aquarium (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania)
  8. San Antonio Zoo (?) (San Antonio, Texas)
  9. San Diego Zoo (San Diego, California)
  10. Smithsonian's National Zoo (Washington D.C.)
  11. St. Augustine Alligator Farm Zoological Park (St. Augustine, Florida)
  12. ZooTampa at Lowry Park (Tampa, Florida)
Tomistoma schlegelii (Tomistoma)
  1. Alligator Adventure (Myrtle Beach, South Carolina)
  2. Audubon Zoo (New Orleans, Louisiana)
  3. Bronx Zoo (New York, New York)
  4. Los Angeles Zoo and Botanical Gardens (Los Angeles, California)
  5. Riverbanks Zoo & Garden (Columbia, South Carolina)
  6. Saint Louis Zoo (Saint Louis, Missouri)
  7. San Antonio Zoo (San Antonio, Texas) (San Antonio, Texas)
  8. St. Augustine Alligator Farm Zoological Park (St. Augustine, Florida)
  9. ZooMiami (Miami, Florida)
  10. ZooTampa at Lowry Park (Tampa, Florida)
There are two Alligator Alleys!? :eek: I was talking about the one in Lake Delton, WI, although I am sure that one in Alabama must have them too.
 
These could have changed since I saw them, but the following institutions recently held these species:

Alligator sinensis
Philadelphia

Alligator mississippiensis
Louisville
Philipps Park Zoo (Aurora, IL)
Audubon Aquarium
Audubon Insectarium
Erie
African Safari Wildlife Park (Port Clinton, OH)
Pittsburgh

Caiman crocodilus
Sea Life Minnesota

Paleosuchus palpebrosus
Bronx
Lincoln Park
John Ball (Grand Rapids, MI)

Crocodylus intermedius
I don’t think Tampa currently holds Orinoco, although I could be mistaken


Osteolaemus sp.
Cleveland
Pittsburgh
 
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The Orinoco were in the enclosure the tomistoma is currently in at Lowry, I also didnt think they had them
They used to have Phillipine in the enclosure that had white gators at the log ride
 
Chinese Alligator: Alexandria, Louisville, Great Plains
American Alligator: Louisville, Cape May County, Ellen Trout, Clyde Peeling's Reptiland
Cuban Crocodile: Miami
Orinoco Crocodile: Miami
Saltwater Crocodile: Clyde Peeling's Reptiland
Siamese Crocodile: Denver
West African Slender-snouted Crocodile: Busch Gardens Tampa, Kansas City, ABQ Biopark
Tomistoma: Smithsonian, Chattanooga

Alexandria's website does not currently list Slender-snouted (they did in the past) and Geomorph's 2019 species list for Miami does not have Tomistoma nor can I find an online reference for that.
 
Alligatoridae

Alligator sinensis (Chinese alligator)
  1. ABQ BioPark Zoo (Albuquerque, New Mexico)
  2. Alexandria Zoo (Alexandria, Louisiana)
  3. Alligator Adventure (Myrtle Beach, South Carolina)
  4. Bronx Zoo (New York City, New York)
  5. Chattanooga Zoo (Chattanooga, Tennessee)
  6. Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden (Cincinnati, Ohio)
  7. Detroit Zoo (Detroit, Michigan)
  8. Maryland Zoo (Baltimore, Maryland)
  9. Milwaukee County Zoo (Milwaukee, Wisconsin)
  10. Peoria Zoo (Peoria, Illinois)
  11. Philadelphia Zoo (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
  12. Potawatomi Zoo (South Bend, Indiana)
  13. Saint Louis Zoo (Saint Louis, Missouri)
  14. San Diego Zoo (San Diego, California)
  15. Santa Barbara Zoo (Santa Barbara, California)
  16. Sedgwick County Zoo (Wichita, Kansas)
  17. Smithsonian's National Zoo (Washington D.C.)
  18. St. Augustine Alligator Farm Zoological Park (St. Augustine, Florida)
  19. Staten Island Zoo (New York City, New York)
  20. Tulsa Zoo (Tulsa, Oklahoma)
  21. Utica Zoo (Utica, New York)
Alligator mississippiensis (American alligator)
  1. ABQ BioPark Zoo (Albuquerque, New Mexico)
  2. African Safari Wildlife Park (Port Clinton, Ohio)
  3. Alexandria Zoo (Alexandria, Louisiana)
  4. Alligator Adventure (Myrtle Beach, South Carolina)
  5. Alligator Alley Adventures (Lake Delton, Wisconsin)
  6. Animal Haven Farm Zoo (Weyauwega, Wisconsin)
  7. Audubon Aquarium (New Orleans, Louisiana)
  8. Audubon Insectarium (New Orleans, Louisiana)
  9. Audubon Zoo (New Orleans, Louisiana)
  10. Brevard Zoo (Melbourne, Florida)
  11. Baton Rouge Zoo (Baton Rouge, Louisiana)
  12. Bronx Zoo (New York City, New York)
  13. Busch Gardens Tampa (Tampa, Florida)
  14. Caldwell Zoo (Tyler, Texas)
  15. California Academy of Sciences (San Francisco, California)
  16. Cameron Park Zoo (Waco, Texas)
  17. Cape May County Park & Zoo (Cape May Court House, New Jersey)
  18. Central Florida Zoo and Botanical Gardens (Orlando, Florida)
  19. Cheyenne Mountain Zoo (Colorado Springs, Colorado)
  20. Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden (Cincinnati, Ohio)
  21. Columbus Zoo and Aquarium (Powell, Ohio)
  22. Connecticut's Beardsley Zoo (Bridgeport, Connecticut)
  23. Clyde Peeling’s Reptiland (Allenwood, Pennsylvania)
  24. Critchlow Alligator Sanctuary (Athens, Michigan)
  25. Dallas Zoo (Dallas, Texas)
  26. DEW Haven (Mount Vernon, Maine)
  27. Deyoung Family Zoo (Wallace, Michigan)
  28. Ellen Trout Zoo (Lufkin, Texas)
  29. Elmwood Park Zoo (Norristown, Pennsylvania)
  30. Epcot Theme Park (Baylake, Florida)
  31. Erie Zoo (Erie, Pennsylvania)
  32. Fort Wayne Children's Zoo (Fort Wayne, Indiana)
  33. Fort Worth Zoo (Fort Worth, Texas)
  34. Gatorland (Orlando, Florida)
  35. Gators & Friends (Greenwood, Louisiana)
  36. Georgia Aquarium (Atlanta, Georgia)
  37. Gladys Porter Zoo (Brownsville, Texas)
  38. Happy Hollow Park & Zoo (San Jose, California)
  39. Hattiesburg Zoo (Hattiesburg, Mississippi)
  40. Henry Vilas Zoo (Madison, Wisconsin)
  41. Honolulu Zoo (Honolulu, Hawaii)
  42. Houston Zoo (Houston, Texas)
  43. Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens (Jacksonville, Florida)
  44. Los Angeles Zoo and Botanical Gardens (Los Angeles, California)
  45. Louisville Zoo (Louisville, Kentucky)
  46. Memphis Zoo (Memphis, Tennessee)
  47. Mystic Aquarium (Stonington, Connecticut)
  48. Naples Zoo (Naples, Florida)
  49. Nashville Zoo (Nashville, Tennessee)
  50. NEW Zoo & Adventure Park (Suamico, Wisconsin)
  51. North Carolina Zoo (Asheboro, North Carolina)
  52. Oakland Zoo (Oakland, California)
  53. Oglebay Good Zoo (Wheeling, West Virginia)
  54. Oklahoma Aquarium (Jenks, Oklahoma)
  55. Oklahoma City Zoo (Oklahoma City, Oklahoma)
  56. Omaha's Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium (Omaha, Nebraska)
  57. Palm Beach Zoo (West Palm Beach, Florida)
  58. Philadelphia Zoo (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
  59. Phillips Park Zoo (Aurora, Illinois)
  60. Plumpton Park Zoo (Rising Sun, Maryland)
  61. Potawatomi Zoo (South Bend, Indiana)
  62. Queens Zoo (New York City, New York)
  63. Reid Park Zoo (Tucson, Arizona)
  64. Riverbanks Zoo & Garden (Columbia, South Carolina)
  65. Sacramento Zoo (Sacramento, California)
  66. Saginaw Children's Zoo (Saginaw, Michigan)
  67. Saint Louis Zoo (Saint Louis, Missouri)
  68. San Antonio Zoo (San Antonio, Texas)
  69. Santa Barbara Zoo (Santa Barbara, California)
  70. Six Flags Discovery Kingdom (Vallejo, California)
  71. Shedd Aquarium (Chicago, Illinois)
  72. Smithsonian's National Zoo (Washington D.C.)
  73. Southwick's Zoo (Mendon, Massachusetts)
  74. Space Farms Zoo and Museum (Wantage Township, New Jersey)
  75. St. Augustine Alligator Farm Zoological Park (St. Augustine, Florida)
  76. Staten Island Zoo (New York City, New York)
  77. Stone Zoo (Stoneham, Massachusetts)
  78. Tennessee Aquarium (Chattanooga, Tennessee)
  79. Timbavati Wildlife Park (Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin)
  80. The Pittsburgh Zoo & PPG Aquarium (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania)
  81. The Zoo In Forest Park & Education Center (Springfield, Massachusetts)
  82. Tulsa Zoo (Tulsa, Oklahoma)
  83. Turtle Back Zoo (West Orange, New Jersey)
  84. Wild Florida Airboats & Gator Park (Kenansville, Florida)
  85. Wildlife Safari (Winston, Oregon)
  86. Wildlife World Zoo (Litchfield Park, Arizona)
  87. ZooAmerica (Hershey, Pennsylvania)
  88. ZooTampa at Lowry Park (Tampa, Florida)
Caiman crocodilus (Spectacled caiman)
  1. Lincoln Park Zoo (Chicago, Illinois)
  2. Omaha's Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium (Omaha, Nebraska)
  3. Palm Beach Zoo (West Palm Beach, Florida)
  4. Reptile Lagoon (Hamer, South Carolina)
  5. Sea Life Minnesota (Bloomington, Minnesota)
  6. St. Augustine Alligator Farm Zoological Park (St. Augustine, Florida)
  7. Wildlife World Zoo (Litchfield Park, Arizona)
Caiman latirostris (Broad-snouted caiman)
  1. Alexandria Zoo (Alexandria, Louisiana)
  2. St. Augustine Alligator Farm Zoological Park (St. Augustine, Florida)
Caiman yacare (Yacare caiman)
  1. Alligator Adventure (Myrtle Beach, South Carolina)
  2. Connecticut's Beardsley Zoo (Bridgeport, Connecticut)
  3. St. Augustine Alligator Farm Zoological Park (St. Augustine, Florida)
Melanosuchus niger (Black caiman)
  1. St. Augustine Alligator Farm Zoological Park (St. Augustine, Florida)
  2. ZooMiami (?) (Miami, Florida)
Paleosuchus palpebrosus (Cuvier’s dwarf caiman)
  1. Adventure Aquarium (Camden, New Jersey)
  2. Aquarium of Boise (Boise, Idaho)
  3. Brights Zoo (Limestone, Tennessee)
  4. Capron Park Zoo (Attleboro, Massachusetts)
  5. Central Park Zoo (New York City, New York)
  6. Dallas World Aquarium (Dallas, Texas)
  7. Detroit Zoo (Detroit, Michigan)
  8. Nashville Zoo (Nashville, Tennessee)
  9. Newport Aquarium (Newport, Kentucky)
  10. Philadelphia Zoo (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
  11. Riverbanks Zoo & Garden (Columbia, South Carolina)
  12. Rosamond Gifford Zoo (Syncause, New York)
  13. Saint Louis Zoo (Saint Louis, Missouri)
  14. SEA LIFE Grapevine Aquarium (Grapevine, Texas)
  15. St. Augustine Alligator Farm Zoological Park (St. Augustine, Florida)
  16. Sunset Zoo (Manhattan, Kansas)
  17. Topeka Zoo (Topeka, Kansas)
  18. Wildlife World Zoo (Litchfield Park, Arizona)
Paleosuchus trigonatus (Smooth-fronted caiman)
  1. Dallas World Aquarium (Dallas, Texas)
  2. John Ball Zoo (Grand Rapids, Michigan)
  3. National Aquarium (Baltimore, Maryland)
  4. Omaha's Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium (Omaha, Nebraska)
  5. Sacramento Zoo (Sacramento, California)
  6. St. Augustine Alligator Farm Zoological Park (St. Augustine, Florida)
  7. Tulsa Zoo (Tulsa, Oklahoma)
Crocodylidae

Crocodylus acutus (American crocodile)
  1. Alexandria Zoo (Alexandria, Louisiana)
  2. Brevard Zoo (Melbourne, Florida)
  3. Busch Wildlife Sanctuary (Jupiter, Florida)
  4. Central Florida Zoo and Botanical Gardens (Orlando, Florida)
  5. Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden (Cincinnati, Ohio)
  6. Gatorland (Orlando, Florida)
  7. Omaha's Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium (Omaha, Nebraska)
  8. Patricia and Phillip Frost Museum of Science (Miami, Florida)
  9. St. Augustine Alligator Farm Zoological Park (St. Augustine, Florida)
Crocodylus halli (Hall’s New Guinea crocodile)
  1. St. Augustine Alligator Farm Zoological Park (St. Augustine, Florida)
Crocodylus intermedius (Orinoco crocodile)
  1. Brookfield Zoo (Chicago, Illinois)
  2. Dallas World Aquarium (Dallas, Texas)
  3. Gladys Porter Zoo (Brownsville, Texas)
  4. St. Augustine Alligator Farm Zoological Park (St. Augustine, Florida)
  5. Wild Florida Airboats & Gator Park (Kenansville, Florida)
  6. ZooMiami (Miami, Florida)
Crocodylus johnsoni (Freshwater crocodile)
  1. National Aquarium (Baltimore, Maryland)
  2. Omaha's Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium (Omaha, Nebraska)
  3. Reptile Lagoon (Hamer, South Carolina)
  4. St. Augustine Alligator Farm Zoological Park (St. Augustine, Florida)
Crocodylus mindorensis (Philippine crocodile)
  1. Gladys Porter Zoo (Brownsville, Texas)
  2. Omaha's Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium (Omaha, Nebraska)
  3. Smithsonian's National Zoo (Washington D.C.)
  4. St. Augustine Alligator Farm Zoological Park (St. Augustine, Florida)
  5. The Pittsburgh Zoo & PPG Aquarium (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania)
Crocodylus moreletii (Morelet’s crocodile)
  1. Alligator Adventure (Myrtle Beach, South Carolina)
  2. Dallas World Aquarium (Dallas, Texas)
  3. St. Augustine Alligator Farm Zoological Park (St. Augustine, Florida)
  4. Wild Florida Airboats & Gator Park (Kenansville, Florida)
Crocodylus niloticus (generic) (Nile crocodile)
  1. Alexandria Zoo (Alexandria, Louisiana)
  2. Busch Gardens Tampa (Tampa, Florida)
  3. Gatorland (Orlando, Florida)
  4. Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens (Jacksonville, Florida)
  5. Memphis Zoo (Memphis, Tennessee)
  6. St. Augustine Alligator Farm Zoological Park (St. Augustine, Florida)
  7. Zoo Boise (Boise, Idaho)
  8. Wild Florida Airboats & Gator Park (Kenansville, Florida)
Crocodylus niloticus africanus (East African Nile crocodile)
  1. Dallas Zoo (Dallas, Texas)
Crocodylus niloticus cowei (South African Nile crocodile)
  1. Bronx Zoo (New York, New York)
  2. Disney’s Animal Kingdom Theme Park (Baylake, Florida)
  3. Wildlife World Zoo (Litchfield Park, Arizona)
Crocodylus niloticus madagascariensis (Malagasy Nile crocodile)
  1. Capital of Texas Zoo (?) (Wyldwood, Texas)
Crocodylus novaeguineae (Northern New Guinea crocodile)
  1. St. Augustine Alligator Farm Zoological Park (?) (St. Augustine, Florida)
Crocodylus palustris (Mugger crocodile)
  1. St. Augustine Alligator Farm Zoological Park (St. Augustine, Florida)
Crocodylus rhombifer (Cuban crocodile)
  1. Bronx Zoo (New York, New York)
  2. Gatorland (Orlando, Florida)
  3. Gladys Porter Zoo (Brownsville, Texas)
  4. Louisville Zoo (Louisville, Kentucky)
  5. Saint Louis Zoo (Saint Louis, Missouri)
  6. Sedgwick County Zoo (Wichita, Kansas)
  7. Smithsonian's National Zoo (Washington D.C.)
  8. St. Augustine Alligator Farm Zoological Park (St. Augustine, Florida)
  9. Wild Florida Airboats & Gator Park (Kenansville, Florida)
  10. ZooMiami (Miami, Florida)
Crocodylus siamensis (Siamese crocodile)
  1. Alligator Adventure (Myrtle Beach, South Carolina)
  2. Animal World & Snake Farm Zoo (New Braunfels, Texas)
  3. Bronx Zoo (New York, New York)
  4. Denver Zoo (Denver, Colorado)
  5. San Diego Zoo (San Diego, California)
  6. St. Augustine Alligator Farm Zoological Park (St. Augustine, Florida)
  7. Utah's Hogle Zoo (Salt Lake City, Utah)
  8. Virginia Zoo (Norfolk, Virginia)
Crocodylus sp. (Australian saltwater crocodile)
  1. ABQ BioPark Zoo (Albuquerque, New Mexico)
  2. Clyde Peeling’s Reptiland (Allenwood, Pennsylvania)
  3. Fort Worth Zoo (Fort Worth, Texas)
  4. Gatorland (Orlando, Florida)
  5. St. Augustine Alligator Farm Zoological Park (St. Augustine, Florida)
  6. Toledo Zoo (Toledo, Ohio)
  7. Wildlife World Zoo (Litchfield Park, Arizona)
Crocodylus suchus (Desert crocodile)
  1. Philadelphia Zoo (?) (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
  2. St. Augustine Alligator Farm Zoological Park (St. Augustine, Florida)
  3. Wild Florida Airboats & Gator Park (Kenansville, Florida)
Mecistops cataphractus (West African slender-snouted crocodile)
  1. ABQ BioPark Zoo (Albuquerque, New Mexico)
  2. Busch Gardens Tampa (Tampa, Florida)
  3. Kansas City Zoo (Kansas City, Missouri)
  4. Oregon Zoo (Portland, Oregon)
  5. Maryland Zoo (Baltimore, Maryland)
  6. San Diego Zoo (San Diego, California)
  7. St. Augustine Alligator Farm Zoological Park (St. Augustine, Florida)
  8. Zoo Atlanta (Atlanta, Georgia)
Osteolaemus sp. (West African dwarf crocodile)
  1. Alexandria Zoo (Alexandria, Louisiana)
  2. Bronx Zoo (New York City, New York)
  3. Brookfield Zoo (Chicago, Illinois)
  4. Cleveland Metroparks Zoo (Cleveland, Ohio)
  5. Franklin Park Zoo (Boston, Massachusetts)
  6. Minnesota Zoo (Apple Valley, Minnesota)
  7. Lincoln Children's Zoo (Lincoln, Nebraska)
  8. Lincoln Park Zoo (Chicago, Illinois)
  9. Philadelphia Zoo (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
  10. San Antonio Zoo (San Antonio, Texas) (San Antonio, Texas)
  11. San Diego Zoo (San Diego, California)
  12. St. Augustine Alligator Farm Zoological Park (St. Augustine, Florida)
  13. Tennessee Aquarium (Chattanooga, Tennessee)
  14. The Pittsburgh Zoo & PPG Aquarium (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania)
Osteolaemus osborni (Osborn’s dwarf crocodile)
  1. St. Augustine Alligator Farm Zoological Park (St. Augustine, Florida)
Gavialidae

Gavialis gangeticus (Gharial)
  1. Bronx Zoo (New York, New York)
  2. Cleveland Metroparks Zoo (Cleveland, Ohio)
  3. Fort Worth Zoo (Fort Worth, Texas)
  4. Honolulu Zoo (Honolulu, Hawaii)
  5. Los Angeles Zoo and Botanical Gardens (Los Angeles, California)
  6. Montgomery Zoo (Montgomery, Alabama)
  7. The Pittsburgh Zoo & PPG Aquarium (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania)
  8. San Antonio Zoo (?) (San Antonio, Texas)
  9. San Diego Zoo (San Diego, California)
  10. Smithsonian's National Zoo (Washington D.C.)
  11. St. Augustine Alligator Farm Zoological Park (St. Augustine, Florida)
  12. ZooTampa at Lowry Park (Tampa, Florida)
Tomistoma schlegelii (Tomistoma)
  1. Alligator Adventure (Myrtle Beach, South Carolina)
  2. Audubon Zoo (New Orleans, Louisiana)
  3. Bronx Zoo (New York, New York)
  4. Chattanooga Zoo (Chattanooga, Tennessee)
  5. Los Angeles Zoo and Botanical Gardens (Los Angeles, California)
  6. Riverbanks Zoo & Garden (Columbia, South Carolina)
  7. Saint Louis Zoo (Saint Louis, Missouri)
  8. San Antonio Zoo (San Antonio, Texas) (San Antonio, Texas)
  9. Smithsonian's National Zoo (Washington D.C.)
  10. St. Augustine Alligator Farm Zoological Park (St. Augustine, Florida)
  11. ZooTampa at Lowry Park (Tampa, Florida)
 
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Paleosuchus palpebrosus (Cuvier’s dwarf caiman)
  1. Adventure Aquarium (Camden, New Jersey)
  2. Aquarium of Boise (Boise, Idaho)
  3. Brights Zoo (Limestone, Tennessee)
  4. Capron Park Zoo (Attleboro, Massachusetts)
  5. Central Park Zoo (New York City, New York)
  6. Dallas World Aquarium (Dallas, Texas)
  7. Detroit Zoo (Detroit, Michigan)
  8. Nashville Zoo (Nashville, Tennessee)
  9. Newport Aquarium (Baltimore, Maryland)
  10. Philadelphia Zoo (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
  11. Riverbanks Zoo & Garden (Columbia, South Carolina)
  12. Rosamond Gifford Zoo (Syncause, New York)
  13. Saint Louis Zoo (Saint Louis, Missouri)
  14. SEA LIFE Grapevine Aquarium (Grapevine, Texas)
  15. St. Augustine Alligator Farm Zoological Park (St. Augustine, Florida)
  16. Sunset Zoo (Manhattan, Kansas)
  17. Topeka Zoo (Topeka, Kansas)
  18. Wildlife World Zoo (Litchfield Park, Arizona)

I could be wrong, but I believe the Newport Aquarium is not located in Baltimore, Maryland.
 
Some clarification:
Miami does have tomistoma but they are kept bts on croc row, last time I was there, 7-8 years ago they had 6 adults, they also had cataphractus but cant confirm
Florida international teaching zoo has a single female broad snout caiman, palm beach did have a good size group not long ago too
St. Louis doesn't have yacare
 
I'll find out what private collections I can post. Theres a ton down here in the south, and a wide variety
 
Reptile Lagoon (Collection March 2019):
  1. American Alligator
  2. American Crocodile
  3. Nile Croc
  4. Chinese Alligator
  5. Spectacled Caiman
  6. Dwarf Croc
  7. Cuiver's Dwarf Caiman
  8. Morelet's Crocodile
  9. West African Slender-Snouted Croc
  10. Smooth Fronted Caiman
  11. Siamese Croc
  12. Freshwater Croc
  13. New Guinea croc
  14. Yacare Caiman
As well as a cuban-nile hybrid and a saltwater-siamese hybrid.
 
Can someone clarify what Bronx holds? I know at least two years ago they held gharial, Tomistoma, American alligator, nile croc, cuban croc, Chinese alligator, and dwarf croc. Do they hold other species behind the scenes?
 
Can someone clarify what Bronx holds? I know at least two years ago they held gharial, Tomistoma, American alligator, nile croc, cuban croc, Chinese alligator, and dwarf croc. Do they hold other species behind the scenes?

Siamese Crocodile and dwarf crocodile are what's kept bts.

~Thylo
 
Siamese Crocodile and dwarf crocodile are what's kept bts.

~Thylo

Didn't know about the Siamese, interesting. They had a young dwarf crocodile on display in the reptile nursery, like two years back. Are they breeding them? Or was this individual bred at a different institution?
 
Didn't know about the Siamese, interesting. They had a young dwarf crocodile on display in the reptile nursery, like two years back. Are they breeding them? Or was this individual bred at a different institution?

I'm not entirely sure tbh. I think they only have two, though that could be wrong. If so, they're probably setting up a future breeding pair.

~Thylo
 
I'm not entirely sure tbh. I think they only have two, though that could be wrong. If so, they're probably setting up a future breeding pair.

~Thylo

That croc definitely had a while before it could breed. Will be interesting to see if/where they put them on display in the future.
 
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