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Crocodylus moreletii

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family
ANIMALIA CHORDATA REPTILIA CROCODYLIA CROCODYLIDAE

Scientific Name: Crocodylus moreletii
Species Authority: Duméril & Bibron, 1851
Common Name/s:
English – Morelet's Crocodile, Belize Crocodile
French – Crocodile de Morelet
Spanish – Cocodrilo de Morelet, Cocodrilo de Pantano y Lagarto

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria: Lower Risk/conservation dependent     ver 2.3
Year Published: 2000
Assessor/s: Ross, J.P.
Reviewer/s:
Justification:
Now recorded at more than 40 localities around the Gulf of Mexico. Surveys and population estimates all show moderate densities, and it is confidently assessed to have more than 10,000 mature individuals in the wild. Still found in all historic localities.
History:
1996 – Data Deficient
1990 – Endangered (IUCN 1990)
1988 – Endangered (IUCN Conservation Monitoring Centre 1988)
1986 – Endangered (IUCN Conservation Monitoring Centre 1986)
1982 – Endangered

Geographic Range [top]

Countries:
Native:
Belize; Guatemala; Mexico
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Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology: Can also be found in brackish waters in some areas. Terrestial nest sites and basking areas.
Systems: Terrestrial; Freshwater

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions: It is listed on CITES Appendix I (except the populations of Belize and Mexico, which are included in Appendix II with a zero quota for wild specimens traded for commercial purposes).
Citation: Ross, J.P. 2000. Crocodylus moreletii. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 26 May 2012.
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