The Cuban crocodile (Crocodylus rhombifer) is a small-medium species of crocodile endemic to Cuba. Typical length is 2.1–2.3 m (6.9–7.5 ft) and typical...
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Cuba, Jamaica, Hispaniola, and the coasts of Mexico to as far south as Peru, Ecuador, Colombia, and Venezuela. The habitat of the American crocodile consists...
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rhombifer, Cuban crocodile Crocodylus siamensis, Siamese crocodile (may be extinct in the wild) Crocodylus suchus, West African crocodile, desert or sacred...
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Isla de la Juventud (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈisla ðe la xuβenˈtuð]; English: Isle of Youth) is the second-largest Cuban island (after Cuba's mainland)...
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The saltwater crocodile (Crocodylus porosus) is a crocodilian native to saltwater habitats, brackish wetlands and freshwater rivers from India's east...
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The mugger crocodile (Crocodylus palustris) is a medium-sized broad-snouted crocodile, also known as mugger and marsh crocodile. It is native to freshwater...
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subsequently named after him. It was long confused with the American and Cuban crocodiles because of similar characteristics and an ambiguous type locality....
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revealed that the Nile crocodile is actually more closely related to the crocodiles of the Americas, namely the American (C. acutus), Cuban (C. rhombifer), Morelet's...
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Zapata Swamp (redirect from Ciénaga de Zapata, Cuba)
Caribbean to South America. Zapata is also known for the local endemic Cuban crocodile (Crocodylus rhombifer) which are restricted to the Zapata Swamp and...
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The Orinoco crocodile (Crocodylus intermedius) is a critically endangered crocodile. Its population is very small, and they can only be found in the Orinoco...
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The Philippine crocodile (Crocodylus mindorensis), also known as the Mindoro crocodile, the Philippine freshwater crocodile, the bukarot in Ilocano, and...
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Gharial (redirect from Fish-eating crocodile)
The gharial (Gavialis gangeticus), also known as gavial or fish-eating crocodile, is a crocodilian in the family Gavialidae and among the longest of all...
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The West African crocodile, desert crocodile, or sacred crocodile (Crocodylus suchus) is a species of crocodile related to, and often confused with, the...
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habitat. Cuban crocodile in Zapata. A mangrove cuckoo in Cuba. Cuban amazon "Cuba". allcountries.eu. 2007. Retrieved 2024-07-21. Republic of Cuba is a conglomeration...
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2018). "Zoosadism in Cuba and No Law to Punish it". Havana Times. "Denuncian en Cuba a un violador y asesino de perros". CiberCuba (in Spanish). 2018-11-23...
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List of crocodilians (redirect from List of crocodiles)
of mostly large, predatory, semiaquatic reptiles, which includes true crocodiles, the alligators, and caimans; as well as the gharial and false gharial...
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ridley sea turtle, Lepidochelys olivacea The Cuban crocodile is found in the Zapata Swamp region and the Isla de la Juventud. The spectacled caiman is not...
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Alligator (redirect from Differences between alligators and crocodiles)
ISBN 9780618910540. Morgan, G. S., Richard, F., & Crombie, R. I. (1993). The Cuban crocodile, Crocodylus rhombifer, from late quaternary fossil deposits on Grand...
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Taíno language (category Languages of Cuba)
Caicos: ka-i-ko 'nearby northern outlier' Cayman Islands: kaimã 'crocodile' or 'alligator' Cuba: cu-bao 'great fertile land' Haiti: ha-yi-ti 'land of mountains'...
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Crocodylus is a genus of true crocodiles in the family Crocodylidae. The generic name, Crocodylus, was proposed by Josephus Nicolaus Laurenti in 1768....
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Crocodylus raninus (redirect from Borneo crocodile)
Crocodylus raninus, the Borneo crocodile, is an enigmatic species of freshwater crocodile endemic to the Southeast Asian island of Borneo. Its taxonomic...
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The Cuban boa (Chilabothrus angulifer), also known as the Cuban tree boa and by locals as Majá de Santa María, is a very large species of snake in the...
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mississippiensis (American alligator), and Crocodylus rhombifer (the Cuban crocodile) and all of its descendants. The phylogenetic relationships of crocodilians...
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area also supports the main populations of the Cuban crocodile (Cocodrilus rhombifer) and American crocodile (C. acutus) and birds as the American flamingo...
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Houndfish (redirect from Crocodile Needlefish)
length and 10 pounds (4.5 kg) in weight. It is also often called the crocodile needlefish. While the houndfish has no spines, its dorsal fin has 21–25...
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FC Matanzas (category Football clubs in Cuba)
FC Matanzas is a Cuban professional football club based in Matanzas. Its home stadium is the 1,000-capacity Estadio Calimete. It currently plays in the...
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Cocodrilos de Matanzas ('Matanzas Crocodiles') are a baseball team in the Cuban National Series. Based in Matanzas Province, the Cocodrilos were formed...
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Jardines de la Reina (English: Gardens of the Queen) is an archipelago in the southern part of Cuba, in the provinces of Camagüey and Ciego de Ávila. It...
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1982 Central American and Caribbean Games (category International sports competitions hosted by Cuba)
nations competing in 25 different sports. Some events were held in Santiago de Cuba, Cienfuegos, and the eastern end of the island. The torch was carried by...
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reason for the likely extirpation of the Cuban crocodile (Crocodylus rhombifer) from the Isla de la Juventud, Cuba. The species has a similar diet to the...
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