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Three extant crocodilian species clockwise from top-left: saltwater crocodile (Crocodylus porosus), American alligator (Alligator mississippiensis), and gharial (Gavialis gangeticus) Crocodilia is an order of mostly large, predatory , semiaquatic reptiles , which includes true crocodiles , the alligators , and caimans ; as well as the gharial ...
Pages in category "Crocodilians of North America" The following 5 pages are in this category, out of 5 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.
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.
American and saltwater crocodiles swim out to sea, [119] [118] no crocodilian species can be considered truly marine. [112] Several extinct species, including the recently extinct Ikanogavialis papuensis, which occurred in coastlines of the Solomon Islands, had marine habitats. [120] Climatic factors locally affect crocodilians' distribution.
Pages in category "Late Cretaceous crocodylomorphs of North America" The following 20 pages are in this category, out of 20 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Only 1,500 to 2,000 adult American crocodiles survive in southern Florida’s brackish swamps, the state says. The southern end of Brevard County is believed to be the farthest north the species ...
Articles about taxa in the order Crocodilia—the crocodiles, alligators, and gharials, as well as some extinct species Subcategories This category has the following 11 subcategories, out of 11 total.
Heavy rains associated with Hurricane Beryl and the earlier Tropical Storm Alberto have led at least 200 crocodiles to enter urban areas in the northern Mexican state of Tamaulipas, across from ...