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Cuban crocodile (Crocodylus rhombifer)
| Subject: | Cuban crocodile (Crocodylus rhombifer)
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Cuban Crocodile - Crocodylus rhombifer
Date 1 March 2007
Author Ltshears - Trisha M Shears
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Cuban_Crocodile_Image_003.jpg
The Cuban crocodile (Crocodylus rhombifer) is a small species of crocodile found only in Cuba. Despite its modest size, it is a highly aggressive animal, and potentially dangerous to humans. Long- and strong-legged, the Cuban crocodile is the most terrestrial of extant crocodiles. Its preferred habitat comprises freshwater environments such as marshes and rivers.
Order: Crocodilia
Family: Crocodylidae
Genus: Crocodylus
Species: Crocodylus rhombifer Cuvier, 1807
Synonyms:
Crocodilus rhombifer Cuvier, 1807
Crocodilus planirostris Graves, 1819
Crocodilus gravesii Bory, 1824
Crocodilus Rhombifer — Duméril & Bibron, 1836
Crocodilus Gravesii — Duméril & Bibron, 1836
Crocodylus rhombifer — Boulenger, 1889
Crocodylus rhombifer — Schwartz & Henderson, 1991
Crocodylus rhombifer — Ross, 1998
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Scientific Name: Crocodylus rhombifer Cuvier, 1807
Common Names: Cuban Crocodile; [French] Crocodile de Cuba; [Spanish] Cocodrilo de Cuba
Synonyms:
Crocodilus rhombifer Cuvier, 1807
Crocodilus planirostris Graves, 1819
Crocodilus gravesii Bory, 1824 |
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