Crocodile populations in Jamaica have been decimated, due to habitat loss and poaching. One man created a crocodile sanctuary to help to bring the species back.

There is only one place where both American crocodiles and American alligators are found, and that is South Florida. But, as ...

Scientists have identified two new species of crocodiles in the Caribbean off the Yucatán Peninsula – and both are already threatened by extinction. The discovery, reported in a new study ...

The findings challenge long-held assumptions about the American crocodile (Crocodylus acutus) and highlight the urgent need for conservation efforts, the researchers say.

The reptiles, previously thought to be American crocodiles (Crocodylus acutus), separately inhabit the island of Cozumel and the atoll of Banco Chinchorro off Mexico's Yucatán Peninsula. Both ...

Scientists have discovered two unknown species of crocodile on islands off Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula. They were always assumed to be American crocodiles (Crocodylus acutus), but new genetic ...

"We assumed Crocodylus acutus was a single species ranging from Baja California to Venezuela and across the Caribbean. Our study is the first to extensively explore genomic and anatomical variation in ...

American crocodiles (Crocodylus acutus) are native to south Florida and the Keys and were federally listed as an endangered species in 1975, according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation ...

The American crocodile (Crocodylus acutus) has long ruled the mangroves and coastal lagoons of Jamaica. But in recent years, its population has dwindled due to illegal hunting, habitat destruction ...

"We assumed Crocodylus acutus was a single species ranging from Baja California to Venezuela and across the Caribbean. Our study is the first to extensively explore genomic and anatomical ...

The new species were found on Cozumel Island and Banco Chinchorro, a coral atoll, and are genetically distinct from the American crocodile (Crocodylus acutus), according to a study published in ...

The Americas are home to four species of Neotropical crocodiles of the genus Crocodylus. These species live in the warm, tropical regions of the continents, inhabiting coastal, inland and insular ...