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The American crocodile (Crocodylus acutus) 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, the Caribbean islands of Cuba, Jamaica, Hispaniola, [4] and the coasts of Mexico to as far south as Peru, Ecuador, Colombia, and Venezuela.
Morelet's crocodile (Crocodylus moreletii), also known as the Mexican crocodile or Belize crocodile, is a modest-sized crocodilian found only in the Atlantic regions of Mexico, Belize and Guatemala. [ 2 ] [ 5 ] It usually grows to about 3 metres (10 ft) in length.
Don Edwards San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge: Alameda/Santa Clara/San Mateo Counties 1974 30,000 acres (120 km 2) [36] Ellicott Slough National Wildlife Refuge: Santa Cruz County: 1975 168 acres (0.68 km 2) [37] Farallon National Wildlife Refuge: Farallon Islands, near San Francisco: 1969: 41.9 acres (0.170 km 2) [38] Grasslands ...
Scientists believe rare rescue is a sign that the fearsome reptiles may be capable of compassion
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The generic name, Crocodylus, was proposed by Josephus Nicolaus Laurenti in 1768. [2] Crocodylus contains 13–14 extant (living) species and 5 extinct species. There are additional extinct species attributed to the genus Crocodylus that studies have shown no longer belong, although they have not yet been reassigned to new genera.
A rarely seen American crocodile found its way ashore along Florida’s Treasure Coast, 160 miles north of Miami. ... The crocodile video has gotten nearly 200,000 views on Facebook since being ...