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The American crocodile (Crocodylus acutus) 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 Florida, the Caribbean islands of Cuba, Jamaica, Hispaniola, [4] and the coasts of Mexico to as far south as Peru, Ecuador, Colombia, and Venezuela.
The island is home to one terrestrial turtle, while marine species often come and go on the beaches. Cuban slider, Trachemys decussata; Antillean terrapin, Pseudemys rugosa; Green sea turtle, Chelonia mydas; Hawksbill sea turtle, Eretmochelys imbricata; Loggerhead sea turtle, Caretta caretta; Leatherback turtle, Dermochelys coriacea
Location of Martinique in the Caribbean. ... True crocodiles (Crocodylidae) Species Common name(s) Notes Image Crocodylus acutus [3] American crocodile: Vulnerable:
Only 1,500 to 2,000 adult crocodiles survive in southern Florida’s brackish swamps, so seeing one on a public beach is highly unusual, according to the South Florida Wildlands Association.
Endemic. The only Cnemidophorus species found in the Caribbean. Extirpated from the main island and now only native to the small islets of Maria Major and Maria Minor, with fewer than 1000 individuals estimated. A third population has been established on nearby Praslin Island through translocation. [3]
It was a 12-foot crocodile. "That's not what you wanna see when you're dipping in that water," WFLD anchors said. Humongous 12-foot crocodile closes popular beach
Today, the Cuban crocodile can only be found in Cuba's Zapata Swamp and Isla de la Juventud, where it is highly endangered. It formerly ranged elsewhere in the Caribbean ; fossils of this species have been found in the Cayman Islands , [ 13 ] The Bahamas [ 14 ] [ 15 ] and Hispaniola (the Dominican Republic).
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