American Crocodile
Crocodylus acutus
- Class
- Reptile
- Rarity
- Rare
- Observations
- 11,071
- Most observed in
- 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
- Conservation
- Vulnerable
Description
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, and Hispaniola, and the coasts of Mexico to as far south as Peru, Ecuador, Colombia, and Venezuela. The habitat of the American crocodile consists largely of coastal areas.
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article “American crocodile”.