Population status of the American crocodile, <em>Crocodylus acutus</em> (Reptilia: Crocodylidae) and the spectacled caiman, <em>Caiman crocodilus</em> (Reptilia: Alligatoridae) in the Costa Rican North Caribbean

Population status of the American crocodile, <em>Crocodylus acutus</em> (Reptilia: Crocodylidae) and the spectacled caiman, <em>Caiman crocodilus</em> (Reptilia: Alligatoridae) in the Costa Rican North Caribbean

Along the Costa Rican Caribbean shoreline, it is possible to find two species of crocodilians, the American crocodile (Crocodylus acutus) and the spectacled caiman (Caiman crocodilus). This region can be divided geographically into three subregions: North, Central, and South Caribbean. We conducted...

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Main Authors: Iván Sandoval Hernández, Juan José Sánchez Ramírez, Juan Rafael Bolaños Montero, Juan Salvador Monrós González
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PAGEPress Publications 2021-11-01
Series:Tropical Zoology
Subjects:
Barra del Colorado crocodiles
caimans
Caribbean
Costa Rica
Tortuguero National Park
Online Access:https://pagepress.org/biology/tz/article/view/77

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