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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 ]
The crocodile was seen Sunday, Dec. 4, in Brevard County, about 75 miles southeast of Orlando. It was reported by the Brevard County Environmentally Endangered Lands Program, which called the ...
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 ...
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 ...
The majority of the species were considered endangered in the 1970s and 1980s when they “were in very low numbers or likely already extinct at the time of listing,” the release said.
Vulnerable, endangered and critically endangered species are collectively referred to as threatened species by the IUCN. Additionally 910 reptile species (18% of those evaluated) are listed as data deficient , meaning there is insufficient information for a full assessment of conservation status.