Paleosuchus palpebrosus
Taxonomy [top]
| Kingdom | Phylum | Class | Order | Family |
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| ANIMALIA | CHORDATA | REPTILIA | CROCODYLIA | ALLIGATORIDAE |
| Scientific Name: | Paleosuchus palpebrosus | |||
| Species Authority: | (Cuvier, 1807) | |||
Common Name/s:
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Assessment Information [top]
| Red List Category & Criteria: | Lower Risk/least concern ver 2.3 |
| Year Published: | 1996 |
| Annotations: |
Needs updating
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| Assessor/s: | Crocodile Specialist Group |
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Justification: Widespread and remains locally abundant although quantitative data on trends is lacking. |
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Geographic Range [top]
| Countries: |
Native:
Bolivia; Brazil; Colombia; Ecuador; French Guiana; Guyana; Paraguay; Peru; Suriname; Venezuela
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Habitat and Ecology [top]
| Systems: | Terrestrial; Freshwater |
Conservation Actions [top]
| Conservation Actions: | It is listed on CITES Appendix II. |
Bibliography [top]
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Baillie, J. and Groombridge, B. 1996. 1996 IUCN Red List of Threatened Animals. International Union for Conservation of Nature, Gland, Switzerland. Crocodile Specialist Group. For more information, see the Specialist Group website |
| Citation: | Crocodile Specialist Group 1996. Paleosuchus palpebrosus. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 25 May 2012. |
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