For reptiles, crocodiles have some pretty distinct skin. Instead of the sleek and smooth scales on snakes and lizards, crocodiles have a more lumpy and three dimensional pattern on their scaly heads.

The scales on crocodiles’ heads are very different from the skin appendages of other animals and even distinct from the scales on the rest of their bodies Margherita Bassi Daily Correspondent A ...

We commonly refer to scaly, itchy skin rashes as “crocodile skin.” Scientists, however, have just proven that real crocodile skin—specifically the parts on the reptile’s head, snout and ...

How did the crocodile get its smile? The functions that give the reptile its signature wrinkled snout aren't quite the same as those responsible for the rest of its scales, with precise mechanical ...

[Related: Tracing the crocodiles’ curious evolutionary family tree.] “So, at each spot of high gene expression, cells become fated to form a skin appendage–a hair, a feather or a scale ...

Examples include the sperm whale with up to 13.5 inches of skin, the crocodile’s armored hide, and the rhinoceros' two inches of collagen-layered skin. These adaptations provide protection from ...

The unusual orange skin seen on adult crocodiles may be the result of their time swimming in bat guano, which is rich in urea, lead author Matthew Shirley, a conservation biologist from Florida ...