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...
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 |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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PeerJ Inc.
2018-11-01
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Series: | PeerJ |
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Online Access: | https://peerj.com/articles/5836.pdf |
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