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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.
The IUCN has classified each of these species into one of three conservation statuses: vulnerable VU, endangered EN, and critically endangered CR. Order Crocodilia (crocodilians) [ edit ]
IUCN status and estimated population American crocodile. C. acutus Cuvier, 1807: Northern South America, Central America, Greater Antilles: Size: up to 500 kg (1,100 lb) Habitat: Forest, neritic marine, intertidal marine, and coastal marine [10] Diet: [10] VU Unknown [10] Hall's New Guinea crocodile. C. halli Murray, Russo, Zorrilla, McMahan ...
A rarely seen American crocodile found its way ashore along Florida’s Treasure Coast, 160 miles north of Miami. It happened the first week of November in Indian River County, and video shows ...
The status of the Florida population of the American crocodile was recently changed from endangered to threatened because of an uptick in their numbers, according to the National Park Service.
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The 6,686 acres (2,706 ha) refuge (located in Monroe County, Florida) opened during the year of 1980, under the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965 and the Endangered Species Act of 1973. It was established in order to protect critical breeding and nesting habitat for the threatened American crocodile and other wildlife. [1]
Status Paleosuchus palpebrosus: Cuvier's dwarf caiman: Paleosuchus trigonatus: Smooth-fronted caiman: Caiman crocodilus: Spectacled caiman: Melanosuchus niger: Black caiman: Crocodiles - Crocodylidae: Scientific name Common name Distribution Status Crocodylus acutus: American crocodile: vulnerable: Crocodylus intermedius: Orinoco crocodile ...