Morelet's crocodile
Mexican crocodile
crocodylus moreletii latin

Morelet's crocodile is small in size compared to several other crocodiles.

Morelet's crocodile has long been threatened by habitat destruction and illegal hunting.

Morelet's crocodiles prey on small mammals, birds, and other reptiles.

There is a small population of Morelet's Crocodile.

Morelet's crocodiles are a dark grayish-brown color.

Morelet's crocodile is an endangered species.

The Park achieved the first UK breeding for Morelet's crocodiles in 2007 with 12 eggs hatching successfully.

Morelet's Crocodile (Crocodylus moreletti).

Morelet's crocodile (Crocodylus moreletii)

Species of conservation concern found within the conservation area include the Yellow-headed Amazon, Morelet's Crocodile, and the Central American river turtle.

Morelet's crocodiles are unique among North American crocodiles in that they build mound nests only, and not mound and hole nests.

Green iguana- Iguanas are common in the zoo and found in several enclosures, including the one of the gibbons and the one of the Morelet's crocodiles.

The American crocodile is sometimes confused with the smaller, Central American Morelet's crocodile, a smaller species that is native to Mexico.

The site's bird life, Morelet's crocodiles, lepidoptera and odonata have been examined, along with adjacent waterways further down the Canal and along the Haulover Creek.

Reptiles Reptiles at the zoo include American crocodile, Morelet's crocodile, boa constrictor, fer de lance, and crotalus durissus.

Morelet's crocodile can be found in freshwater habitats in Central America and along the Gulf of Mexico stretching through Belize, Guatemala, and to Mexico.

In Belize, there are 2 species of crocodilians (crocodiles, alligators, and caimans) that roam around the waters, the American Crocodile and Morelet's Crocodile.

The only other crocodiles present within the American crocodile's range are the smaller and critically endangered Cuban crocodile, along with the small Morelet's crocodile in southern Mexico and Guatemala.

Habitats in this watershed provide cover for such diverse species as the ocelot, jaguar, Guatemalan Black Howler, Bare-throated Tiger Heron, Morelet's Crocodile, Fer-de-Lance and manatee.

Morelet's crocodile (Crocodylus moreletii), also known as the Mexican crocodile, is a modest sized crocodilian found only in fresh waters of the Atlantic regions of Mexico, Belize and Guatemala.

It is home to iguana, termite, Bothrops asper, and other snake species, Bufo mirinus, lizards, tarantula, leafcutter ants, several species of bats, Morelet's crocodile, jaguarundi, jaguar, tapir, and others.

Morelet's Crocodile- This endangered crocodile species has been bred in the park and some of the young have been returned to the Centla Swamps, in the Mexican state of Tabasco, where they originally thrieved.

Except the Cuban crocodile, the park has all other six major varieties, namely, Indo-Pacific or the salt water crocodile, swamp crocodile, Nile crocodile of Africa, Orinoco crocodile, Morelet's crocodile and American crocodile.

Despite its history of disturbance, or maybe in part because of it, the Maya Forest is ranked as an important regional biodiversity hot spot and provides some of the last regional habitats for endangered species such as the jaguar, the scarlet macaw, Baird's tapir, and Morelet's crocodile.

Catching an aggressive Mexican crocodile is tricky, especially since one mistake could put you in the ER or worse.

Morelet's crocodile (Crocodylus moreletii), also known as the Mexican crocodile, is a modest sized crocodilian found only in fresh waters of the Atlantic regions of Mexico, Belize and Guatemala.

ITIS has also integrated a list of Mexican crocodiles, contributed by Mexico's Comision Nacional para el Conocimiento y Uso de la Biodiversidad (CONABIO http://www.conabio.gob.mx), based on the reference mentioned above under Amphibians.