photo by J. Patrick Fischer Common Name: Chinese Alligator or Yangtze AlligatorScientific Name: Alligator sinensisFamily: Alligatoridae – Alligator familyLocations: ChinaSize: 5 - 7 feet (1.5 - 2.1 meters) The Chinese Alligator lives in slow moving, fresh water streams, rivers, lakes, swamps, and canals of the lower Yangtze River. While this might make you think it spends its summer days floating… Continue reading Chinese Alligator (Alligator sinensis)
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American Crocodile (Crocodylus acutus)
photo by wikiuser Mattstone911 Common Name: American CrocodileScientific Name: Crocodylus acutusFamily: Crocodylidae - Crocodile FamilyLocations: Belize, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, United States, Venezuela, and BoliviaUS Location: FloridaAverage Male Size: 9.5 - 13.1 feet (2.9 - 4 meters) Average Female Size: 8.2 - 9.8 feet… Continue reading American Crocodile (Crocodylus acutus)
Saltwater Crocodile (Crocodylus porosus)
photo by flickr user fvanrenterghem Common Name: Saltwater Crocodile or SaltiesScientific Name: Crocodylus porosusFamily: Crocodylidae - Crocodile familyLocations: Australia, Bangladesh, Brunei, Cambodia, East Timor, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Singapore, Solomon Islands, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Vanuatu, and VietnamSize: 17 - 23 feet (5.1 - 7 meters) The Saltwater Crocodile is the… Continue reading Saltwater Crocodile (Crocodylus porosus)
CROCtober
Welcome to CROCtober, the annual celebrations of all things crocodilian, the animal group - not the shoes, during October. The term Crocodilians includes crocodiles, alligators, caimans, and gharials. These creatures are often misunderstood as furious, killing machines but there's more to them than that. Crocodilians are one of the most endangered group of animals on… Continue reading CROCtober