American Crocodile
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Scientific name | Crocodylus acutus |
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Conservation status | Vulnerable (Population increasing) |
Phylum | Chordata |
Order | Crocodilia |
Length | Male: 4. 1 – 4. 8 m (Adult), Female: 3 m (Adult) |
Mass | Male: 400 – 500 kg (Adult), Female: 170 kg (Adult) |
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ID | 2376135 |
About American Crocodile
The American crocodile is a species of crocodilian found in the Neotropics. It is the most widespread of the four extant species of crocodiles from the Americas, with populations present from South Florida and the coasts of Mexico to as far south as Peru and Venezuela.
Crocodile found to have made herself pregnant
Jun 7,2023 8:00 am
... The egg was laid by an 18-year-old female American Crocodile in Parque Reptilania in January 2018...
Mangrove forests: Crocodile close-up in Cuba wins photo awards
Nov 1,2022 10:40 pm
...Tanya Houppermans has been named overall winner of this year s Mangrove Photography Awards, for her close-up portrait of an American Crocodile surrounded by mangroves at Gardens of the Queen in Cuba...