Does this make sense?

[Dimwhit]

Why would a crocodile, which is 8 to 10 feet long, occupy a 5x5 square and not a 5x10? I'm just not seeing the logic.

I'm wondering because my Druid uses it as a shape change form fairly often.

 

[Jack Haggerty]

Because, tails don't count toward size.

From the SRD:

Table: Creature Sizes...

...Dimension*...

...*Biped's height, quadruped's body length (nose to base of tail).

 

[kreynolds]

Why would a crocodile, which is 8 to 10 feet long, occupy a 5x5 square and not a 5x10? I'm just not seeing the logic.

Because it is only a medium-size creature. Cheetahs, boars, and black bears, for example, are the same.

 

[kreynolds]

Because, tails don't count toward size.

Hehe. That too.