Crocodylus moreletii

 

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 – Belize Crocodile, Morelet's Crocodile
French – Crocodile De Morelet
Spanish – Cocodrilo De Morelet

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria: Lower Risk/conservation dependent     ver 2.3
Year Assessed: 2000
Assessor/s Ross, J.P.
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
1986 – Endangered (IUCN Conservation Monitoring Centre 1986)
1982 – Endangered

Geographic Range [top]

Countries:
Native:
Belize; Guatemala; Mexico

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
Citation: Ross, J.P. 2000. Crocodylus moreletii. In: IUCN 2009. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2009.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 09 February 2010.
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