Genetic evidence supports a distinct lineage of American crocodile (Crocodylus acutus) in the Greater Antilles

Genetic evidence supports a distinct lineage of American crocodile (Crocodylus acutus) in the Greater Antilles

Four species of true crocodile (genus Crocodylus) have been described from the Americas. Three of these crocodile species exhibit non-overlapping distributions—Crocodylus intermedius in South America, C. moreletii along the Caribbean coast of Mesoamerica, and C. rhombifer confined to Cuba. The fourt...

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Main Authors: Yoamel Milián-García, Michael A. Russello, Jessica Castellanos-Labarcena, Martin Cichon, Vikas Kumar, Georgina Espinosa, Natalia Rossi, Frank Mazzotti, Evon Hekkala, George Amato, Axel Janke
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PeerJ Inc. 2018-11-01
Series:PeerJ
Subjects:
Crocodylus acutus
American crocodile
mtDNA
Phylogeny
Cryptic species
Online Access:https://peerj.com/articles/5836.pdf

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