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  2. American crocodile - Wikipedia

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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.

  3. List of crocodilians - Wikipedia

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    Range maps are provided wherever possible; if a range map is not available, a description of the crocodilian's range is provided. Ranges are based on the IUCN red list for that species unless otherwise noted. All extinct species or subspecies listed alongside extant species went extinct after 1500 CE, and are indicated by a dagger symbol ...

  4. Saltwater crocodile - Wikipedia

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    Its skull was 76 cm (30 in) long and 48 cm (19 in) wide near its base, with 98.3 cm (38.7 in) long mandibles; its length is not known, but based on skull-to-length ratios of large saltwater crocodiles its length was presumably in the 6.7–7 m (22–23 ft) range, though it could have had an exceptionally large skull or may not have the same ...

  5. Crocodile - Wikipedia

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    Crocodiles (family Crocodylidae) or true crocodiles are large, semiaquatic reptiles that live throughout the tropics in Africa, Asia, the Americas and Australia.The term “crocodile” is sometimes used more loosely to include all extant members of the order Crocodilia, which includes the alligators and caimans (both members of the family Alligatoridae), the gharial and false gharial (both ...

  6. Nile crocodile - Wikipedia

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    The Nile crocodile (Crocodylus niloticus) is a large crocodilian native to freshwater habitats in Africa, where it is present in 26 countries. It is widely distributed in sub-Saharan Africa, occurring mostly in the eastern, southern, and central regions of the continent, and lives in different types of aquatic environments such as lakes, rivers, swamps and marshlands. [3]

  7. Morelet's crocodile - Wikipedia

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    The range of this crocodile can overlap with the American crocodile, which can sometimes lead to them being confused with one another. Morelet's crocodile generally prefers mainland freshwater habitats, while American crocodiles in the shared range are typically found in areas of saline mangrove, often on cays or atolls. [2]

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  9. Cuban crocodile - Wikipedia

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    The crocodiles, named Castro and Hillary, were previously owned by the Cuban leader Fidel Castro, before giving them away to the cosmonaut Vladimir Shatalov in 1978. When Shatalov could no longer take care of the crocodiles, they were given to the Moscow Zoo, which in turn gifted them to the Skansen aquarium in 1981. The crocodile couple has ...