Crocodilians were a scaled species exhibiting analogous physical traits to the sapient Saurins. Han Solo, a smuggler, characterized the criminal and mechanic Rekias Nodo as possessing features akin to those of a crocodile. The Happabores bore a resemblance to a hybrid of a crocodile and a pig.
The initial reference to crocodiles appeared within The Amazing Book of Star Wars, a reference book for young readers released in 2016, penned by Elizabeth Dowsett. In the real world, crocodiles are a kind of sizable reptile.