Crocodylus moreletii

Taxonomy

Assessment Information

Geographic Range

Habitat and Ecology

Conservation Actions

Bibliography

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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).

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).

Bibliography [top]

	Baillie, J. and Groombridge, B (editors and compilers). 1996. 1996 IUCN Red List of Threatened Animals. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK. Groombridge, B. 1982. The IUCN Amphibia-Reptilia Red Data Book, Part 1: Testudines, Crocodylia, Rhynocehapalia. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland. Hilton-Taylor, C. 2000. 2000 IUCN red list of threatened species. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK. Hilton-Taylor, C. 2000. 2000 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK. IUCN. 1990. 1990 IUCN Red List of Threatened Animals. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK. IUCN Conservation Monitoring Centre. 1986. 1986 IUCN Red List of Threatened Animals. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK. IUCN Conservation Monitoring Centre. 1988. 1988 IUCN Red List of Threatened Animals. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK. Ross, J.P. 1996. Proceedings of the 13th Working Meeting of the Crocodile Specialist Group. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland.

Baillie, J. and Groombridge, B (editors and compilers). 1996. 1996 IUCN Red List of Threatened Animals. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK.

Groombridge, B. 1982. The IUCN Amphibia-Reptilia Red Data Book, Part 1: Testudines, Crocodylia, Rhynocehapalia. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland.

Hilton-Taylor, C. 2000. 2000 IUCN red list of threatened species. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK.

Hilton-Taylor, C. 2000. 2000 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK.

IUCN. 1990. 1990 IUCN Red List of Threatened Animals. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK.

IUCN Conservation Monitoring Centre. 1986. 1986 IUCN Red List of Threatened Animals. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK.

IUCN Conservation Monitoring Centre. 1988. 1988 IUCN Red List of Threatened Animals. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK.

Ross, J.P. 1996. Proceedings of the 13th Working Meeting of the Crocodile Specialist Group. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland.

Citation:	Ross, J.P. 2000. Crocodylus moreletii. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 25 May 2012.
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