NEET BIOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Scutes. In crocodiles and turtles, the dermal armour is formed from the deeper dermis rather than the epidermis, and does not form the same sort of overlapping structure as snake scales. These dermal scales are more properly called scutes.

Detailed explanation-2: -Crocodiles have powerful jaws with many conical teeth and short legs with clawed webbed toes. They share a unique body form that allows the eyes, ears, and nostrils to be above the water surface while most of the animal is hidden below.

Detailed explanation-3: -The entire underside of the crocodile has a regular pattern of scales, which are smaller than those on the upper surface. These scales are rectangular, entirely smooth, and contain little or no bone material.

Detailed explanation-4: -The legs of the crocodile are short but powerful. The forefeet have five toes-the usual number for class Reptilia. The hind legs are more powerfully developed than the front pair, and the hind feet have only four toes, which are wholly or partially webbed.