Cozumel crocodile

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Cozumel crocodile
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Clade: Archosauria
Order: Crocodilia
Superfamily: Crocodyloidea
Family: Crocodylidae
Subfamily: Crocodylinae
Genus: Crocodylus
Species:
C. sp.
Binomial name
Crocodylus sp.

Cozumel crocodiles, populations of crocodiles living on the island of Cozumel, were originally thought to be populations of American crocodiles. However, it is now believed they may be a separate species. The possibility was first introduced in a 2025 report, although the species has not been formally named. [1]

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References

  1. Avila-Cervantes, Jose; Charruau, Pierre; Cedeño-Vázquez, J. Rogelio; Bui, Hoai-Nam; Venegas-Anaya, Miryam; Vargas, Marta; López-Luna, Marco A.; González-Cortés, Héctor; Macías-Díaz, David A.; Pérez-Flores, Jonathan S.; Barrios-Quiroz, Gabriel; Salazar, J. Miguel; McMillan, W. Owen; Larsson, Hans C.E. (June 2025). "Novel island species elucidate a species complex of Neotropical crocodiles". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 207 108341. Bibcode:2025MolPE.20708341A. doi: 10.1016/j.ympev.2025.108341 . PMID   40158784.