The American crocodile is a species of crocodilian found in the Neotropics. It is the most widespread of the four extant species of crocodiles from the Americas, with populations present from South Fl
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Osteoderm arrangement of the American crocodile (left) compared to the Nile crocodile (center) and saltwater crocodile (right)
Morelet's crocodile, also known commonly as the Mexican crocodile, the Belize crocodile, and el cocodrilo de pantano in Spanish, is a modest-sized crocodilian in the family Crocodylidae. The species i